The arraignment of former FBI Director James Comey was moved up to Wednesday morning at 10 am ET for ‘security reasons.’
“The arraignment of Defendant James B. Comey, Jr. shall begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 8,2025, in Courtroom 600 on the Sixth Floor of the Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse,” the judge wrote in a 2-page order.
“Because there are multiple previously-scheduled matters that are expected to draw large numbers of people to the courthouse at the same time as the arraignment, and because it is necessary to ensure the security of the Court, the parties, and the public, it is hereby ordered that Defendant is summoned to appear for arraignment before this Court on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at 10 am.,” the judge said.
Comey was originally set to be arraigned this Thursday morning after he was indicted by a grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia last month.
His case was assigned to US District Judge Michael Nachmanoff, a Biden appointee.
According to CBS News, the FBI is considering arresting James Comey with “large, beefy” agents in Kevlar vests before his arraignment.
“The FBI is now actively working to put together a team to arrest Comey between now and his court appearance on Thursday, but other FBI supervisors have also refused to cooperate, said a source knowledgeable about the conversations and a law enforcement source familiar with the situation. The expectation is that the FBI will eventually find somebody,” CBS News reported.
Last month, former FBI Director James Comey was indicted on two counts by a grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia – false statements and obstruction of a congressional proceeding.
Read the indictment here:
If convicted, Comey faces up to five years in prison.
Comey lashed out President Trump in a video message posted to social media last week.
“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,” Comey said in a video posted to Instagram.
“My heart is broken for the Department of Justice, but I have great confidence in the federal judicial system and I’m innocent. So let’s have a trial,” Comey added.