Acting AG Blanche Says It Was ‘Not Just’ Comey’s Seashell Post That Led to Indictment

‘Rest assured that it’s not just the Instagram post that leads somebody to get indicted,’ the acting attorney general said.

Former FBI Director James Comey (C) departs the U.S. District Courthouse for the Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria, Va., on April 29, 2026. Alex Wong/Getty Images

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Sunday that former FBI Director James Comey wasn’t just indicted for his “86 47” seashell social media post.

“Rest assured that the career assistant United States attorneys in North Carolina, the career FBI agents, the career Secret Service agents that investigated this case didn’t just look at the Instagram post and walk away,” Blanche told NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday morning.