ALEXANDRIA, Virginia >> Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty today to criminal charges, and his lawyer said he would file a barrage of legal challenges to the first prosecution by the Justice Department against one of President Donald Trump’s political enemies.

The charges, accusing Comey of making false statements and obstructing a congressional investigation, were brought by Trump’s former personal attorney, Lindsey Halligan. She 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.

The case is a test of Trump’s intent to use the legal system against people who have criticized him or resisted his agenda, despite concerns fr

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