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# Comey pleads not guilty on charges he lied to Congress
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/newshour/extras/comey-in-court-1759957250/
- Published: 2025-10-09T00:31:04.000Z
- Updated: 2025-10-09T01:31:20.000Z
- Description: Comey pleads not guilty in case his lawyers say is politically motivated
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: PBS News Hour, #ZZZ_Show_fe87d6dc-6a0c-4ffb-800c-e787276ea730, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_24ea135f-4954-405d-9195-85b2b6dab7fc, #extra

Former FBI Director James Comey was arraigned on Wednesday after federal prosecutors charged him with lying to Congress five years ago. The charges were brought against Comey by U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Lindsay Halligan. Halligan’s predecessor was ousted for refusing to charge Comey. Amna Nawaz discussed more with NPR's Carrie Johnson.