James Comey will appear in court for an arraignment Wednesday, after the Justice Department took the unprecedented step of criminally charging the former FBI director and Trump foe in late September.

Comey was ordered to report to court in Northern Virginia at 10 a.m., almost two weeks after a grand jury in the same federal courthouse indicted him on charges of lying to Congress and obstructing a congressional investigation five years ago.

Comey has said he's innocent, saying in a video after he was indicted , "let's have a trial."

What will happen at Comey's arraignment?

During the arraignment, U.S. District Judge Michael Nachmanoff will likely formally inform Comey of the charges he faces and give him an opportunity to enter a plea.

The judge could also consider Comey's term

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