Former Federal Bureau of Investigation head James the former director has denied the charges to giving untrue testimony to US legislators and obstructing a lawmaking procedure.
The former director's attorney filed the plea acting as his counsel in a federal court in the Virginia city of Alexandria on mid-week.
Patrick Fitzgerald announced he would seek to have the case dismissed for multiple reasons including that his defendant, a detractor of President Donald Trump, was being targeted.
The former director was formally accused soon after Trump pushed his chief prosecutor to move forward against him.
In court on mid-week, his attorney Patrick Fitzgerald told the court they intended to present multiple motions to throw out the proceedings before a court case, stating the legal action was retaliatory and that a federal prosecutor was wrongfully assigned to handle the proceedings.
The former director's legal matter was initially overseen by a Virginia prosecutor, who stepped down under influence from Donald Trump after his investigation into a different rival - NY AG Letitia James - did not succeed to bring criminal charges.
James Comey seemed in optimistic frame of mind as he walked into the legal venue on mid-week, conversing with his legal team and sharing humor. He was joined by his spouse, Patrice Failor and offspring his daughter, a federal prosecutor who the Trump administration terminated.
Upon hearing to the magistrate state his constitutional guarantees and the pair of allegations against him in court on Wednesday, the defendant was questioned if he understood the accusations.
"Absolutely your honour. Appreciate it," he told the court.
Mr Comey was the FBI Director from 2013-2017 and was fired about several months into the former president's first term as president. At the time, he was directing an examination into international campaign influence and whether there were any relationships between the Russian government and Trump's campaign.
While in office, James Comey triggered a negative reaction from Democrats when he stated just shortly prior to the national vote that he was investigating Democratic candidate Clinton's use of a private email server. Charges against the candidate were not pursued, causing criticism from the Republican party as well.
The federal government claim the former director lied to the legislature during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in September 2020 when he was being examined about both the email probe as well as the foreign influence inquiry. They allege he provided false information to the Senate by stating he had not approved a person at the FBI to leak to journalistic entities data about the government examinations.
Government lawyers also accuse James Comey of "improperly attempting to influence, obstruct and impede" the committee by providing untrue information to it.
Via social media Mr Comey published to his Instagram after he was charged, he said he was wrongly accused and accused Donald Trump of conducting himself like a "tyrant".
"My family and I have understood for years that there are costs to opposing Donald Trump," he commented. "We choose not to live on our bended knee."
"I am not guilty," he added. "So let's have a legal proceeding."
These allegations against Mr Comey surfaced after the former president shared on social media insisting on his chief prosecutor, Ms Bondi, take legal action against James Comey and additional individuals.
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