Former FBI Director Pleads NOT GUILTY To Federal Charges

Former FBI Director James Comey has finally had his day in court.

On Wednesday morning, Comey pleaded not guilty to two federal charges which are lying to Congress and obstructing Congress.

The case stems from Comey’s remarks during a 2020 congressional testimony where he allegedly lied about leaks connected to the now debunked Russian investigation which falsely claimed the Trump campaign worked with the Russians to get President Trump elected.

It’s all on tape.

Yet Comey pleaded not guilty.

Here’s one of the times James Comey was caught lying under oath.

He was protected until Tulsi released the documents showing the Soros, Clintons and Obama created the Russia hoax.

Enjoy prison!
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— C3 (@C_3C_3) October 8, 2025

MSNBC provided context to Comey’s plead:

James Comey pleaded not guilty Wednesday to criminal charges that were demanded by President Donald Trump and secured by one of his former personal lawyers, who has never prosecuted a case before. The administration installed Lindsey Halligan to lead the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia after the previous head, Erik Siebert, was forced out after he resisted charging Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, another political opponent Trump wants charged.

The federal indictment on which the former FBI director was arraigned in a Virginia courtroom outside Washington on Wednesday is the product of a grand jury presentation Halligan made herself last month — over the objection of career prosecutors — as the statute of limitations window was closing. Further suggesting that her new colleagues think the case lacks merit is that Halligan was the only lawyer for the government listed on the docket until Tuesday, when two federal prosecutors from North Carolina entered their appearances alongside her.

Grand jurors rejected one of the three counts Halligan presented but approved two others: one for allegedly lying to Congress and another for allegedly obstructing Congress.

Halligan’s theory of the case isn’t entirely clear from the indictment, which is somewhat vague and limited. But it centers on Comey’s September 2020 congressional testimony over whether he authorized anyone at the bureau to be an anonymous source in news reports related to an FBI investigation. The indictment accuses him of falsely stating that he hadn’t granted such authorization.

Comey headed the FBI when Trump took office in his first term and his 2016 campaign’s potential ties to Russia were under investigation. Trump fired Comey in 2017 after Comey said he refused to pledge loyalty to the president.

Here’s a photo of Comey leaving the courthouse:

James Comey's lawyer Patrick Fitzgerald leaves the US District Courthouse in Alexandria, VA after Comey pleaded not guilty earlier today. pic.twitter.com/VUWCTLz8u3

— Andrew Leyden (@PenguinSix) October 8, 2025

Fox 4 reported on the legal battle ahead for Comey:

The move sets off a legal battle in which defense lawyers are expected to seek dismissal of the indictment, potentially arguing it amounts to selective or vindictive prosecution.

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The indictment, handed down two weeks ago, followed a dramatic series of events.

Trump publicly urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to take action against Comey and other perceived enemies. He then replaced the veteran attorney overseeing the investigation with Lindsey Halligan, a White House aide with no prior experience as a federal prosecutor.

Halligan filed charges just before a legal deadline expired, despite warnings from career attorneys that the evidence was too weak to support an indictment.

The two-count indictment accuses James Comey of lying to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 30, 2020, by denying he authorized an associate to act as an anonymous source to the media.

It also alleges he obstructed a congressional proceeding.

Comey has denied any wrongdoing and says he was looking forward to a trial.

The indictment does not name the associate or detail what information may have been shared, making it difficult to estimate the strength of the evidence or fully understand the allegations.