Former Fbi Director Comey Pleads Not Guilty To Federal Charges Of Lying To Congress - Beritaja

James Comey, erstwhile FBI director, speaks astatine a book arena successful New York City successful May 2025. He was arraigned connected national charges connected Wednesday. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

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Former FBI Director James Comey has pleaded not blameworthy to charges of mendacious statements and obstructing a legislature proceeding.

Comey entered his plea via his lawyer Pat Fitzgerald during his arraignment successful national tribunal connected Wednesday successful Alexandria, Va. The judge connected the lawsuit group a proceedings day of January 5, 2026 and Comey is group to beryllium released pinch nary conditions.

"it's the grant of my life to correspond Jim Comey successful this matter," Fitzgerald said astatine the courthouse, wherever Comey's family besides attended the arraignment.

The erstwhile FBI director, who has agelong been 1 of President Trump's about vocal critics, was indicted last month connected 2 counts stemming from his testimony earlier the Senate Judiciary Committee successful September 2020. The Justice Department secured the indictment conscionable days aft President Trump demanded a faster gait from prosecutors successful their investigation against Comey.

The apical national charismatic successful Northern Virginia, Erik Siebert, had formed uncertainty connected the spot of the grounds against Comey.

The Trump management past replaced Siebert pinch Lindsey Halligan, a White House adjutant who antecedently served arsenic a individual lawyer for Trump. who secured the expansive assemblage indictment against Comey. Halligan is bringing successful prosecutors from North Carolina to assistance connected the case.

Comey's lawyers said they scheme to record 2 batches of motions to disregard the case, centering connected accusations of a vindictive aliases selective prosecution, and that Halligan was unlawfully appointed.

They whitethorn besides see allegations of "outrageous conduct" and problems pinch the expansive assemblage process that indicted Comey past month.

Trump has agelong railed against Comey, blaming the erstwhile FBI leader for the assignment of a typical charismatic who probed contacts betwixt Russia and Trump's 2016 run done about of the president's first word successful office.