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Ex- Federal Bureau of Investigation chief James the ex-FBI chief has entered an innocent plea to giving untrue testimony to lawmakers and impeding a lawmaking procedure.

His legal representative entered the response representing him in a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia on mid-week.

Patrick Fitzgerald declared he would attempt to have the case terminated for various causes including that his client, a detractor of former President Trump, was being singled out.

Mr Comey was charged soon after Trump pressured his attorney general to move forward against him.

Legal Proceedings

During the hearing on Wednesday, the defense counsel Mr Fitzgerald informed the court they intended to file multiple motions to throw out the case before a legal hearing, arguing the prosecution was retaliatory and that a US attorney was wrongfully assigned to take over the legal matter.

James Comey's legal matter was first managed by the original attorney, who left his position under influence from Donald Trump after his probe into an additional rival - New York Attorney General Letitia James - did not succeed to initiate prosecution.

Courtroom Atmosphere

The former director appeared in good spirits as he came into the courtroom on Wednesday, chatting with his lawyers and sharing humor. He was accompanied by his partner, Mrs Failor and offspring Maureen, a federal prosecutor who the Trump administration terminated.

Following the reading to the judge recite his rights and the pair of allegations against him in court on mid-week, Mr Comey was questioned if he understood the accusations.

"Yes your honour. Thank you very much," he stated to the proceedings.

Previous Events

The former director was the FBI Director from four years and was dismissed about four months into Trump's first administration as national leader. At the moment, Mr Comey was overseeing an examination into international campaign influence and whether there were any connections between the Russian government and the election effort.

Throughout his leadership, the director sparked a negative reaction from Democrats when he announced just immediately preceding the national vote that he was investigating presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's use of a non-governmental email account. Legal actions against the candidate were not pursued, leading to disapproval from Republicans as well.

Current Allegations

Government attorneys allege James Comey lied to US lawmakers during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in September 2020 when he was being examined about both the email probe as well as the Russia election probe. They say he provided false information to the legislative body by claiming he had not approved an individual at the Federal Bureau of Investigation to release to media organizations data about the government examinations.

Government lawyers also accuse the defendant of "improperly attempting to affect, obstruct and slow" the legislative group by providing untrue information to it.

Individual Responses

Via social media Mr Comey posted to his online platform after he was accused, he said he was wrongly accused and charged Donald Trump of acting like a "tyrant".

"My family and I have understood for a long time that there are ramifications to standing up to Donald Trump," he said. "We choose not to live on our kneeling."

"I have done nothing wrong," he continued. "So let's have a legal proceeding."

The charges against the former director came after Trump published on digital channels calling for his chief prosecutor, Pam Bondi, prosecute James Comey and other people.