Trump administration illegally fired James Comey's daughter, judge rules
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Maurene Comey has worked on a number of high-profile legal cases The US justice department illegally fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director James Comey, a federal judge has ruled.
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Comey, who lost her job as a federal prosecutor in New York in July 2025, sued the government, arguing she was unlawfully fired because of her father, a critic of US President Donald Trump, and because of her perceived political affiliations.
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Judge Jesse Furman ruled on Monday that the Trump administration must reinstate her and that she must be given back pay.
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A spokesperson for the justice department said in a statement that it disagreed with the decision and "will appeal in due course".
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In his ruling, Judge Furman said Comey's dismissal violated the US Constitution as well as his right to a fair legal process.
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He said the US attorney general can fire federal prosecutors but only "in a particular manner and only for certain reasons".
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Furman noted that in Comey's role, "she was assigned some of the country's highest profile cases and consistently received the highest accolades from supervisors and peers alike".
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Comey has worked on cases against the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, and hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, who was convicted on prostitution-related charges involving his two ex-girlfriends last year.
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Furman ordered that Comey to be given back pay from July until December 2025, when she accepted a new job.
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In a statement, Comey's lawyers said: "This hard-earned victory belongs to Ms Comey, to all civil servants, and to all fighting for the rule of law".
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Comey had previously said the only reason she was told about her firing was that it "came from Washington".
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A complaint filed by her lawyers in September 2025 stated that they believed Comey had been fired "solely or substantially because her father is former FBI Director James B Comey, or because of her perceived political affiliation and beliefs, or both".
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The justice department said in court filings that the decision was made by former Attorney General Pam Bondi.
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The Trump administration has twice brought charges against James Comey, including for allegedly lying to Congress, but that case was dismissed by a judge who said the prosecutor who brought the case was unlawfully appointed.
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Earlier this year, the justice department charged Comey with knowingly and wilfully making a threat to take the life of, and to inflict bodily harm, on the president.
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He has denied any wrongdoing. The case stems from a 2025 Instagram post shared by Comey, which contained a photo of seashells on a beach arranged to read "86 47".
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