# Justice Department says senior leaders weren’t involved in Comey criminal-charge decision

https://mins.news/en/item/26283

- CNN, 2026-08-19 14:33 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/19/politics/comey-seashell-indictment-prosecutor-justice-department?Date=20260819&Profile=CNN

> The Justice Department told a court that its senior leadership did not participate in the decision to criminally charge former FBI Director James Comey over a 2025 social media post showing seashells arranged to spell “8647.”

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