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Maurene Comey Illegal Firing Ruling
A federal judge ruled that Maurene Comey, daughter of James Comey, was illegally fired, dealing a setback to Trump administration claims of broad presidential removal power amid wider retaliation against the Comey family.
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A US federal court ruled that Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI director James Comey, was illegally fired from her position as a federal prosecutor (Al Jazeera, October 26). Maurene Comey had argued she was dismissed because her father was a target of President Trump's ire (Al Jazeera, October 26). The ruling, described by the FT as a blow to the Trump administration's claims of sweeping presidential power to sack officials, comes as James Comey separately faces a third set of charges under the Trump administration (FT, October 26; Al Jazeera, October 26).
This development is linked to, but distinct from, the ongoing DOJ prosecution of James Comey himself.