By Andrew Goudsward

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former FBI Director James Comey on Thursday expanded his legal challenge to a Trump administration criminal case accusing him of making false statements, saying his testimony was truthful and would not substantiate the charge.

In a legal filing, Comey’s lawyers said his 2020 Senate testimony was “literally true” and prompted by ambiguous questions from Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas.

“Fundamental to any false statement charge are both clear questions and false answers,” Comey’s lawyers wrote in the filing. “Neither exists here.”

The filing is Comey’s latest attempt to have the charges thrown out before a trial. He has pending challenges arguing the U.S. attorney who brought the case was unlawfully appointed and that he is being unfairly t

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