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Judge rules ex-FBI director's daughter unlawfully fired as prosecutor

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A federal judge has ruled that Maureen Comey, daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was unlawfully terminated from her position as a federal prosecutor in New York. Judge Jesse M. Furman stated that Comey's firing in July 2025 violated constitutional protections, despite her decade of service and positive performance reviews. Comey had argued that her dismissal was politically motivated due to her father's adversarial relationship with Donald Trump. AI

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Judge rules ex-FBI director's daughter unlawfully fired as prosecutor

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Associated Press ·

    Daughter of ex-FBI director Comey was unlawfully fired as federal prosecutor, judge rules

    Maurene Comey, the daughter of 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. Judge Jesse M Furman said Comey, who was an assistant US attorney for a decade, was illegally fired in…

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