Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty on Wednesday morning to federal criminal charges that President Donald Trump had sought.

Judge Michael Nachmanoff set Comey's trial to begin on Jan. 5 in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia.

Comey's lawyer, Patrick Fitzgerald, and prosecutors said they expect that trial to last only two to three days.

Fitzgerald told Nachmanoff that he will soon file legal papers requesting that the case be tossed on the grounds of vindictive and selective prosecution, according to NBC News.

Comey is accused of making a false statement and obstruction of a congressional proceeding during testimony to a Senate committee in 2020.

Comey, who was fired as FBI director by Trump in 2017, is accused of lying during testimony before the Senate

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