Maurene Comey, a federal prosecutor known for her involvement in high-profile cases against Jeffrey Epstein and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, has been fired by the Justice Department (DOJ). Multiple US outlets, including Politico, AP, and the New York Times, have reported the dismissal. Her father, James Comey, was a prominent figure in the FBI and had a contentious relationship with former President Donald Trump, who dismissed him in 2017 during the ‘Russiagate’ probe. Trump later accused him of spreading false statements and being a “dirty cop.”
The exact reason for Maurene Comey’s sacking is not specified, although informed sources suggest her father’s ongoing scrutiny of the current administration could have made her position untenable within the DOJ. So far, attempts by the media to obtain a comment from Comey, the DOJ, or the US attorney’s office have proven unsuccessful. A source told CNN that Comey was “untenable” in the DOJ due to her father “constantly going after the administration.”
James Comey remains under investigation for making false statements to Congress. In May, he was questioned for posting a photo on social media of seashells spelling “86 47,&rd, which Trump’s team claimed was a coded threat. Comey denied these allegations. Maurene Comey was a lead prosecutor in the sex trafficking case against Epstein and his former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell. Epstein was arrested in 2019 and found hanged in his New York jail cell, with the death ruled a suicide, though skeptics believe he was murdered to protect those allegedly involved in the case. Maxwell was convicted and is serving a 20-year sentence.
The firing of Maurene Comey occurs as many Republicans challenge a recent DOJ report claiming there was no list of Epstein’s clients, contradicting what Trump had previously stated. The president has criticized his critics on his Truth Social platform, labeling them as “doing Democrat work” and asserting that only “stupid people” continue to insist on the existence of the “client list.”