Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty Wednesday in a criminal case that has thrown a spotlight on the Justice Department’s efforts to target adversaries of President Donald Trump.
Comey entered a not guilty plea through his lawyer at the federal courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia, to allegations that he lied to Congress five years ago, kick-starting a process of legal wrangling in which defense lawyers will almost certainly move to get the indictment dismissed before trial, possibly by arguing the case amounts to a selective or vindictive prosecution.
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Judge rules federal immigration agents illegally arrested more than two dozen people in January
The federal judge ruled Tuesday on the arrests that happened during the early days of President Trump’s second