Watch: James Comey's brief, but significant court appearance

The BBC's Nomia Iqbal explains the ex-FBI director's first day in court after being charged with making false statements to Congress and obstruction of justice. During his arraignment on Wednesday, Mr Comey pleaded not guilty to the charges and requested a jury trial which is now set for 5 January. The federal government alleges Mr Comey lied to Congress during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in September 2020 when he was being questioned about both the Clinton investigation as well as the Russia election probe. They say he misled the Senate by saying he had not authorised someone at the FBI to leak to news outlets information about the FBI investigations.