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Federal Judge Rules Trump DOJ Unlawfully Fired Epstein Prosecutor Maurene Comey and Orders Her Reinstatement
Read this in the Market Flux appA federal judge ruled Monday that the Trump administration's firing of Maurene Comey, an assistant United States attorney in the Southern District of New York, was unlawful and ordered her retroactively reinstated to her position. Judge Jesse Furman of U.S. District Court wrote that her removal "was not authorized by any statute" and that it violated the Civil Service Reform Act.
Comey, the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, had been fired in July 2025. She was a prominent federal prosecutor known for her work on the prosecutions of Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell. Her lawsuit alleged she was wrongfully terminated because of President Trump's political animosity toward her father.
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- MarketsdayTRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S FIRING OF PROSECUTOR MAURENE COMEY WAS UNLAWFUL, JUDGE RULES
- ReutersLegalJUST IN: Trump administration's firing of prosecutor Maurene Comey was unlawful, judge rules
- CnbcTrump DOJ unlawfully fired Epstein prosecutor Maurene Comey, judge rules
- APBREAKING: Maurene Comey, daughter of a former FBI director, was unlawfully fired by the Trump administration, a judge ruled.
- Ny TimesTrump Administration Unlawfully Fired Maurene Comey, Judge Rules
- ForbesA federal judge ruled the Trump administration’s firing of former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was unlawful.
- CnnbrkJudge finds DOJ's firing of Maurene Comey, federal prosecutor in cases involving Jeffrey Epstein and Sean "Diddy" Combs, was unconstitutional.
- Thehill#BREAKING: Judge rules James Comey’s daughter unlawfully fired as federal prosecutor