James Comey pleads not guilty to criminal charges that Trump sought

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Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not blameworthy connected Wednesday greeting to national transgression charges successful Virginia that President Donald Trump had sought.

Comey's plea came arsenic helium made his archetypal quality successful the case, wherever helium is accused of making a false statement and obstruction of a legislature proceeding during grounds to a Senate committee successful 2020.

Comey was arraigned successful U.S. District Court successful Alexandria.

Two national prosecutors from North Carolina person been assigned to grip Comey's case, which is seen arsenic a motion that Lindsey Halligan, the interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, had trouble getting prosecutors successful her ain bureau to enactment connected the case.

Comey, aft being indicted successful precocious September, said, "I americium not afraid," successful an Instagram video response.

"My household and I person known for years that determination are costs to lasting up to Donald Trump," Comey said successful the video.

"But we couldn't ideate ourselves surviving immoderate different way. We volition not unrecorded connected our knees and you shouldn't either."

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