Comey to be arraigned Wednesday in Virginia on charges stemming from grand jury indictment

Former FBI Director James Comey will be arraigned in a Virginia court on Wednesday morning, weeks after he was indicted by a federal grand jury on an obstruction of justice charge and for allegedly making a false statement.

Comey will be arraigned at a court in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Alexandria, Virginia. He is expected to plead not guilty after he maintained his innocence in a video message shortly after the indictment came down last month. 

The case centers on allegations that Comey misled the Senate during testimony in late September 2020, when he reiterated his May 2017 denial that he authorized an FBI leak of information to the media about the Trump-Russia investigation or Clinton-related investigations. The indictment also alleged that Comey had obstructed Congress by lying to the Senate. 

Although the arraignment is highly anticipated, top Justice Department officials on Tuesday denied reports that law enforcement would be theatrical by arresting Comey and escorting him to the Virginia court.

"Mr. Comey has been directed to appear, and I expect that he will," Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told Fox News. "The noise from MSNBC and from retired agents or unnamed anonymous sources about perp walks is just that. It's just noise."

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.