By Sarah N. Lynch and Andrew Goudsward

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (Reuters) -Former FBI Director James Comey will appear in federal court on Wednesday to face criminal charges of making false statements and obstructing a congressional investigation, in what marks the first prosecution by the Justice Department against one of President Donald Trump’s political enemies.

Comey is expected to plead not guilty to the charges, which were brought by Trump’s former personal attorney, Lindsey Halligan, who was installed last month as the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia after Trump forced out her predecessor over his reticence to prosecute Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.

Comey, who is to appear at an Alexandria, Virginia, court, is accused of knowingly making a fal

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