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Comey pleads not guilty in court after indictment on alleged false statements, obstruction
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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 representing Comey «is the honor of my life» and that his team would be filing motions alleging a vindictive and retaliatory prosecution as well as outrageous government conduct.
Nachmanoff set oral argument dates for Nov. 19 and Dec. 9 and a jury trial to begin on Jan. 5, 2026.
COMEY INDICTED FOR ALLEGED FALSE STATEMENTS, OBSTRUCTION OF CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDING
Patrice Failor (L), wife of former FBI director James Comey, is embraced by her daughter Maurene Comey as they arrive at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia’s Bryan Courthouse on October 08, 2025 in Alexandria, Virginia. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
The only time Comey spoke during the hearing was when the judge asked if he understood the charges against him.
«I do your honor,» Comey said. «Thank you very much.»
Comey was indicted in September by a federal grand jury on two counts: alleged false statements within jurisdiction of the legislative branch and obstruction of a congressional proceeding.
The indictment alleges that Comey obstructed a congressional investigation into the disclosure of sensitive information in violation of 18 USC 1505.
The indictment also alleges Comey made a false statement when he stated he did not authorize someone at the FBI to be an anonymous source. According to the indictment, that statement was false.
Fox News Digital exclusively reported in July that Comey was under criminal investigation by the FBI. The probe into Comey centered on whether he lied to Congress during his Sept. 30, 2020, testimony about his handling of the original Trump–Russia probe at the FBI, known inside the bureau as «Crossfire Hurricane.»
«No one is above the law,» Attorney General Pam Bondi said on X after the indictment, adding that it «reflects this Department of Justice’s commitment to holding those who abuse positions of power accountable for misleading the American people. We will follow the facts in this case.»
Former FBI Director James Comey is seen at a hearing on Capitol Hill in 2017. (Associated Press)
COMEY DENIES CHARGES, DECLARES ‘I AM NOT AFRAID’
FBI Director Kash Patel said «previous corrupt leadership and their enablers weaponized federal law enforcement, damaging once proud institutions and severely eroding public trust.»
«Every day, we continue the fight to earn that trust back, and under my leadership, this FBI will confront the problem head-on,» Patel said. «Nowhere was this politicization of law enforcement more blatant than during the Russiagate hoax, a disgraceful chapter in history we continue to investigate and expose.»
He added: «Everyone, especially those in positions of power, will be held to account – no matter their perch.»
Comey, after being indicted, posted an Instagram video, denying the allegations.
«My family and I have known for years that there are costs to standing up to Donald Trump, but we couldn’t imagine ourselves living any other way,» he said. «We will not live on our knees, and you shouldn’t either. Somebody that I love dearly recently said that fear is the tool of a tyrant, and she’s right.»
«But I’m not afraid,» Comey added.
«My heart is broken for the Department of Justice, but I have great confidence in the federal judicial system and I am innocent, so let’s have a trial and keep the faith,» Comey said.
Fox News Digital also exclusively reported that former CIA Director John Brennan is under criminal investigation related to the Trump–Russia probe.
Under federal law, prosecutors have five years to bring a charge, with the five-year mark occurring Tuesday.
TRUMP SAYS COMEY ‘PLACED A CLOUD OVER THE ENTIRE NATION’ WITH CROSSFIRE HURRICANE, REACTS TO INDICTMENT
The case is being handled by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.
The FBI opened its Trump-Russia probe in July 2016, known inside the bureau as «Crossfire Hurricane.»
Robert Mueller, former special counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice. (AP newsroom; Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Mike Cohen/Getty Images for The New York Times)
President Donald Trump, during his first term, fired Comey in May 2017.
Days later, Robert Mueller was appointed special counsel to take over the FBI’s original «Crossfire Hurricane» investigation.
After nearly two years, former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, which concluded in March 2019, yielded no evidence of criminal conspiracy or coordination between the Trump campaign and Russian officials during the 2016 presidential election.
Shortly after, John Durham was appointed as special counsel to investigate the origins of the «Crossfire Hurricane» probe.
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Durham found that the FBI «failed to act» on a «clear warning sign» that the bureau was the «target» of a Clinton-led effort to «manipulate or influence the law enforcement process for political purposes» ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
Fox News Digital broke a series of stories related to Special Counsel John Durham’s findings. (Julia Nikhinson/Reuters)
«The aforementioned facts reflect a rather startling and inexplicable failure to adequately consider and incorporate the Clinton Plan intelligence into the FBI’s investigative decision-making in the Crossfire Hurricane investigation,» Durham’s report states.
«Indeed, had the FBI opened the Crossfire Hurricane investigation as an assessment and, in turn, gathered and analyzed data in concert with the information from the Clinton Plan intelligence, it is likely that the information received would have been examined, at a minimum, with a more critical eye,» the report continued.
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Durham, in his report, said the FBI «failed to act on what should have been — when combined with other incontrovertible facts — a clear warning sign that the FBI might then be the target of an effort to manipulate or influence the law enforcement process for political purposes during the 2016 presidential election.»
Fox News’ Wyatt Dobrovich-Fago contributed to this report.
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Donald Trump pide cárcel para el gobernador de Illinois y el alcalde de Chicago por las marchas contra los operativos migratorios
El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, redobló sus ataques este miércoles contra las autoridades de Chicago y pidió prisión para su alcalde, Brandon Johnson, y el gobernador de Illinois, J.B. Pritzker, al considerar que no han hecho lo suficiente para proteger a los agentes del servicio de control de inmigración (ICE) durante los operativos en esa ciudad.
«¡El alcalde de Chicago debería estar en la cárcel por no proteger a los agentes de ICE! ¡Y el gobernador Pritzker también!», escribió el mandatario republicano en su red Truth Social.
Trump ya había cargado el martes desde el Despacho Oval contra Pritzker y Johnson ambos del Partido Demócrata, resaltando la «incapacidad» de ambos en la gestión de «asuntos de delincuencia» en la ciudad.
Los enfrentamientos entre el presidente y las autoridades de Chicago aumentaron desde que hace un mes, cuando inició la operación Midway Blitz, liderada por el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de EE.UU., para «garantizar la seguridad» en la capital del centro-norte del país.
Durante los operativos hubo múltiples detenciones de personas de origen latino, principalmente con el objetivo de deportarlas, a tono con la dura política antiinmigratoria del Gobierno republicano.
Estas operaciones provocaron crecientes protestas ciudadanas, contra las que agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza dispararon el sábado en el área de South Side: hirieron a una mujer estadounidense.
A pesar de la oposición del alcalde Johnson y el gobernador Pritzker, que han demandado a la Administración para bloquear los esfuerzos, el presidente estadounidense ordenó el envío de cientos de tropas de la Guardia Nacional como respuesta a las manifestaciones contra las redadas y a lo que ve como «crimen rampante» en Chicago.
Trump también insinuó el martes que podría invocar la Ley de Insurrección vigente, uno de los poderes de emergencia más contundentes, para justificar el envío de tropas para sofocar las protestas en Chicago, después de amenazar con hacerlo en Portland, Oregón.
Unos 200 soldados enviados Texas ya se encuentran instalados en Chicago, listos para ser desplegados, a los que se suman otros 300 miembros de Illinois que se preparan para movilizarse en los próximos días.
Estadísticas oficiales sobre criminalidad del Departamento de Policía de Chicago muestran descensos interanuales, con una reducción de los homicidios del 28% con respecto al mismo período del año pasado y de casi el 50% con respecto a hace cuatro años.
Tanto el gobernador J.B. Pritzker como el alcalde Brandon Johnson salieron rápidamente a responderle a Trump.
«No daré un pasó atrás. Trump ahora pide el arresto de los representantes electos que ponen a prueba su poder. ¿Qué más queda en el camino hacia el autoritarismo declarado?«, publicó en X el gobernador Pritzker, que ayer llegó a decir que el presidente de EE.UU. mantiene una cruzada contra la inmigración en Illinois por «una fijación obsesiva» o porque padece «demencia».
«Sus agentes enmascarados ya están atrapando gente en la calle. Separando a los niños de sus padres. Creando miedo. Tomando a las personas por su apariencia. Haciendo que la gente sienta que necesita portar documentos de ciudadanía. Invadiendo nuestro estado con tropas militares. Enviando helicópteros de guerra en plena noche. Enviando helicópteros de guerra en plena noche. Todos debemos levantarnos y alzar la voz», agregó.
I will not back down.
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism? pic.twitter.com/TieJ2irYv5
— Governor JB Pritzker (@GovPritzker) October 8, 2025
Por su parte, Johnson utilizó la misma red social para reafirmarse en que no irá «a ningún lado» y añadió: «Esta no es la primera vez que Trump intenta arrestar injustamente a un hombre negro«.
This is not the first time Trump has tried to have a Black man unjustly arrested. I’m not going anywhere. pic.twitter.com/MQdHtzis3t
— Mayor Brandon Johnson (@ChicagosMayor) October 8, 2025
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Greta Thunberg slammed for using image of starved Israeli hostage to show Palestinians suffering in Gaza
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Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is facing backlash after using an image of an emaciated Israeli hostage in an Instagram post allegedly showing Palestinians suffering.
The post read, «The suffering of Palestinian prisoners is not a matter of opinion — it is a fact of systemic cruelty and dehumanization. Humanity cannot be selective. Justice cannot have borders.» It also included three images, including one of hostage Evyatar David, who was taken from the Nova music festival on Oct. 7, 2023.
The image of David was a still frame from a Hamas propaganda video. In the video, David appears extremely frail as he describes the conditions in captivity and says he hasn’t eaten for days. The part of the video that shocked many was when David’s captors forced him to dig his own grave.
GRETA THUNBERG’S ALLEGED JAIL COMPLAINTS CALLED ‘BRAZEN LIES’ BY ISRAELI GOVERNMENT
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg prepares for departure with other activists on the Global Sumud Flotilla, a humanitarian expedition to Gaza, at the port of Barcelona, Spain Aug. 31, 2025. (Eva Manez/Reuters)
Yeela David, Evyatar’s sister, commented on the post saying Thunberg needed to do research before posting «things you don’t understand.» She then added that, «every minute you are not deleting the post, you are becoming a bigger joke. Embarrassing.»
The post, which contained multiple images, appears to have since been edited and the slide with David’s image is no longer visible. The comment section, however, is full of reminders that his image was there with users decrying the «lies» showcased in the post.
The slides were part of a collaboration post with Thunberg, Yasmin Acar, a member of the steering committee of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition; the Gaza Sumud Flotilla and two other accounts.
Greta Thunberg is facing backlash after using a photo of starved hostage Evyatar David in a post claiming to depict the plight of Palestinians. (@IsraelMFA/X)
ISRAEL CLAIMS GRETA THUNBERG’S FLOTILLA SEEKING TO BREAK GAZA BLOCKADE HAS HAMAS TIES, CITES DOCUMENTS
The first slide of the post read, «The world is rightly horrified by what the Sumud Flotilla hostages are enduring,» referring to detainees arrested when Israel intercepted their fleet last week. «Their suffering is real and no human being should ever be subjected to such pain, fear or humiliation.» The post then goes on to compare this to the plight of Palestinians in Israeli prisons, with the activists asserting that over 11,000 Palestinian «hostages and prisoners» were held in unhygienic and inhumane conditions.
The group also included a video from 2015 in their post showing Ahmad Manasra, who was 13 at the time. Manasra was arrested in 2015 in connection with a Jerusalem stabbing attack during what is often called the «Knife Intifada,» according to The Jerusalem Post.
Galia David, mother of Israeli hostage Evyatar David poses holding an image of her son during a press conference following a meeting with the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) at the Red Cross’ headquarters in Geneva, on Aug. 12, 2025. (AFP via Getty Images)
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted a screenshot of the deleted slide next to a zoomed-in version of the still image of David, declaring, «Ignorance blinded by hate is trending.»
«Greta Thunberg posted about ‘Palestinian prisoners’ using the image of Israeli hostage Evyatar David – starved, abused, and forced by Palestinian Hamas to dig his own grave,» the ministry wrote on X.
Climate activist Greta Thunberg sits near an Israeli soldier after naval forces intercepted a Gaza-bound flotilla. (Israel Foreign Ministry)
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Thunberg, who became renowned for her climate activism while still in high school, has become a vocal critic of Israel since the war in Gaza began. She has participated in two Gaza-bound aid flotillas, both of which were intercepted by Israeli forces.
Fox News Digital reached out to Thunberg for comment.
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Conservatives on social media blasted California Democrat Katie Porter, who is considered by many Democrats to be a frontrunner in the state’s gubernatorial race, after she attempted to end a contentious interview due to the follow-up questions asked by a reporter.
The viral moment happened in a clip posted Tuesday night where Porter took issue with the line of questioning from CBS investigative journalist Julie Watts, who was pushing Porter on whether she can and needs to appeal to the millions of Trump voters in the state to become the next governor.
«I feel like this is unnecessarily argumentative,» Porter said, adding, «I don’t want to keep doing this, I’m going to call it.»
The exchange quickly went viral on social media, with conservatives hammering Porter for becoming frustrated over simple follow-up questions that Watts argued were asked of the other candidates in the race as well.
CALIFORNIA’S LARGEST HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT ADOPTS POLICY TO OPPOSE TRANS ATHLETES IN GIRLS’ SPORTS
Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) speaks at the «Just Majority» Supreme Court press conference on June 22, 2023 in Washington, DC. ((Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Just Majority))
«This Katie Porter crashout is INCREDIBLE,» Republican communicator Matt Whitlock posted on X.
«California Democratic consultants have been telling me for years that Katie Porter is the most unpleasant and unprofessional candidate they’ve ever encountered and well…I think they might have been on to something,» political consultant Liz Mair posted on X.
«Katie Porter just had a meltdown when asked what she’d say to GOP voters,» GOP California Congressman Ken Calvert posted on X.
«Her tirade is a window into the mentality of radical CA Democrat politicians. They can’t stand those who disagree with them,» he continued. «They’re trying to silence their opponents with Prop 50. They even condone violent rhetoric targeting Republicans. We have to speak up. We have to vote NO on Prop 50. We have to take our state back from these extremists.»
HIGH-PROFILE DEM JUMPS INTO CROWDED CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR’S RACE AMID PAST OFFICE CONTROVERSIES
Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) speaks to supporters, volunteers, and staff at an election night watch party at the Hilton Orange County Hotel on Nov. 8, 2022, in Costa Mesa, California. (Getty)
«Katie Porter having a meltdown over a journalist being a journalist is exactly what I needed to see this morning,» conservative commentator Riley Gaines posted on X.
«Thoughts and prayers to Katie Porter’s campaign staff who must deal with this every day and can’t film it,» Congressional Leadership Fund Communications Director Torunn Sinclair posted on X.
«Katie Porter is the epitome of a Karen,» Republican digital operative Alec Sears posted on X. «When I picture a Karen in my mind it’s just Katie Porter. Just pure, unearned ego and a vile attitude.»
«Follow-up questions are a fact of life,» political commentator Michelle Tafoya posted on X. «A good reporter listens to your answer and follows up for clarification. @katieporteroc has no business leading a state. Any state.»
«This is simply not how to run for office or how to deal with the media,» Democratic consultant Lis Smith posted on X. «And if this how someone acts on camera, imagine how they act off camera.»
President Biden looks on as Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., speaks before Biden delivered remarks on lowering costs for American families at Irvine Valley College in Orange County on Oct. 14, 2022, in Irvine, California. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Porter, 51, served three terms in Congress – winning her Orange County seat by upsetting GOP Rep. Mimi Walters in 2018. She ran unsuccessfully for the Senate seat now held by Sen. Adam Schiff, D–Calif., and her district is now represented by Dave Min, a Democrat.
The Los Angeles Times describes Porter as a prolific fundraiser, while the former lawmaker’s gregarious nature was projected at the time of her jumping into the race to make inroads among Californians upset at President Donald Trump’s election.
In her announcement, Porter referenced Trump and alleged he would seek to enrich himself and his circle while in the White House.
Porter is running for governor in a crowded field of Democrats and Republicans competing in the state’s «jungle primary» system, where the two candidates who receive the most votes in the primary, regardless of party, will advance to the general election.
Several of Porter’s opponents reacted to the viral clip on social media.
«We need a leader who will solve hard problems and answer simple questions,» former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, a Democrat, posted on X.
«I’m not interested in excluding any vote,» former HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, posted on X. «Every Californian deserves affordable health care, safe streets, a roof over their head and a living wage.»
Former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill on November 20, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
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Republican candidate Steve Hilton posted on X, «15 years of one party rule. This is what you get. It’s time for change in California.»
Republican candidate Chad Bianco, currently sheriff of Riverside County, California, described the clip in a post on X as a «tantrum.»
«Katie Porter is just another unhinged Democrat who would complete Gavin Newsom’s destruction of our beautiful state,» Bianco continued.
Fox News Digital’s Charlez Creitz contributed to this report.
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