WorldCBCJudge rules Trump administration illegally fired prosecutor Maurene Comey, daughter of ex-FBI director
A US federal judge ruled that the Trump administration illegally fired prosecutor Maurene Comey, daughter of ex-FBI director James Comey, and ordered back pay.
The Trump administration last year illegally fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey, from her job as a federal prosecutor in New York, a federal judge ruled Monday.
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration illegally fired Maurene Comey from her role as a federal prosecutor in New York in July 2025.
Judge Furman found the firing violated the separation of powers, the Administrative Procedure Act, and her Fifth Amendment due process rights.
Comey was granted retroactive reinstatement and back pay through December 2025, though she has since moved to a private law firm.
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