Comey pleads not guilty in court after indictment on alleged false statements, obstruction

Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty to charges of allegedly making false statements and obstruction of a congressional hearing during his first court appearance in Virginia on Wednesday.The former FBI director appeared at 10 a.m. ET in the Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse in Alexandria, Va. Comey's wife, Patrice, and daughter, Maureen, were spotted waiting in line outside the courthouse Wednesday morning.District Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, presided over the hearing. Comey's lawyer, Patrick Fitzgerald, told Nachmanoff that rep