Maurene Comey was illegally fired as federal prosecutor, judge rules
Daughter of ex-FBI director James Comey, a Trump foe, was dismissed in 2025 despite her work being widely praised Maurene Comey, the daughter of the former…
The Guardian reports: Daughter of ex-FBI director James Comey, a Trump foe, was dismissed in 2025 despite her work being widely praised Maurene Comey, the daughter of the former FBI director James Comey, was unlawfully fired from her job as a federal prosecutor in New York last year, a federal judge ruled on Monday.
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