Judge rules Trump administration unlawfully fired Maurene Comey
NEW YORK >> The Trump administration’s abrupt firing of former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey was unlawful, a judge ruled on Monday, in a victory for the eldest daughter of former FBI director and longtime Donald Trump adversary James Comey. A judge has ruled the Trump administration's abrupt firing of former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, Mauree Comey, a former FBI director and longtime Donald Trump adversary, was unlawful. She was fired in July 2025 from the Justice Department after nearly a decade at the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s office. In a lawsuit against the Trump Administration, she claimed that she was fired due to her father's political influence, violating federal laws that prohibit firing civil servants for political reasons and guarantee federal employees due process in employment disputes. The case was seen as a test of whether the administration could swiftly fire line prosecutors like Comey, who are not politically appointed and whose careers span both Republican and Democratic administrations. The Justice Department argued that prosecutors like James Comey are subject to removal without cause by the president or the Attorney General due to their high-level executive authority.
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