Is there any way to know if prosecutor Lindsey Halligan presented false evidence against James Comey, since grand jury testimony usually is sealed?

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — James Comey pleaded not guilty Wednesday in a criminal case that has highlighted the Justice Department’s efforts to target adversaries of President Donald Trump, with lawyers for the former FBI director saying they plan to argue the prosecution is politically motivated and should be dismissed.

Donald Trump achieved a long-sought goal when federal prosecutors brought criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey, but the U.S. president's loud campaign against his adversary may have undermined the case by opening the door to a claim of vindictive prosecution.

Bannon appeared at court in Washington, DC, before being sentenced to four months in prison in 2022 after being convicted of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena. Other MAGA supporters and influencers also blasted Comey heading into court, away from the public eye.

In 2017, President Donald Trump shattered norms by firing James Comey as director of the FBI, which was investigating his campaign. Wednesday, Comey is set to be arraigned on criminal charges Trump has sought as part of a political vendetta.

Ex-FBI Director James Comey faces federal charges, but prosecutors investigating him determined that a central witness in the case would prove "problematic," sources say.

Those investigating President Donald Trump’s nemesis found that testimony from Daniel Richman—a law professor whom prosecutors claim Comey authorized to leak information to the media—would contradict the claims central to the already shaky case, sources told ABC News.

The federal judge assigned to James Comey’s criminal case will be overseeing the most high-profile and politically fraught trial in President Donald Trump’s second term.