By Morgan Sweeney

( The Center Square ) – A trial date of Jan. 5 has been set for the case involving former FBI Director James Comey after he pleaded not guilty Wednesday to criminal charges brought by the Trump administration.

Comey was indicted by a grand jury on Sept. 25 on one count of lying to Congress and one count of obstructing a congressional proceeding. If he is found guilty, the judge hearing the case said he could face up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

The former Obama-appointed FBI director led the probe, beginning in July 2016, into whether President Donald Trump’s first presidential campaign colluded with Russian actors to influence the results of the 2016 election. Trump fired Comey in 2017 and has accused him of leaking classified information about their

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