James Comey has pleaded not guilty to charges of lying to and obstructing US Congress, in the first court appearance by the former FBI director who oversaw a probe into alleged links between Donald Trump and Russia.
Michael Nachmanoff, the judge presiding over the case in Virginia, on Wednesday set a trial date of January 5.
The Department of Justice’s case against Comey marks a dramatic escalation of Trump’s attack on his political enemies, raising fears among the president’s critics that he is wielding the DoJ as a weapon of retribution.
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