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The Justice Department is prosecuting former FBI Director James Comey again.

A new indictment accuses Comey of threatening President Trump.

His alleged crime is posting a photo on Instagram.

It's the administration's second try at indicting Comey, who was a longtime Trump critic.

NPR's Kerry Johnson is with us.

Kerry, what's the basis for this new indictment?

While this case is unique and this indictment stands out because of the name of the defendant, his alleged conduct is the same kind of conduct that we will never tolerate and that we will always investigate and regularly prosecute.