Former FBI director James Comey speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington, June 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) Andrew Harnik/AP

Former FBI Director James Comey launched two efforts Monday to have the federal charges he faces for allegedly lying during congressional testimony thrown out: one that claims his case is the result of a personal vendetta by President Donald Trump, and one that says the case is illegitimate.

The motions begin Comey’s official defense in the case brought by Trump’s Justice Department in late September. He has pleaded not guilty to the two charges he faces for lying and obstruction.

Comey’s attorneys argue that his case was “singled out” for prosecution because he has publicly criticized Trump, and Trump has m

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