Maurene Comey, Assistant U.S. Attorney and prosecutor on Combs’ case, arrives at the Federal courthouse during the Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial at U.S. court in Manhattan, in New York City, U.S., May 21, 2025.
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Maurene Comey, a federal prosecutor involved in criminal cases against Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, sued the Department of Justice on Monday to get her job back after she was fired from the Trump administration in July.
Comey, the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, received no explanation for her termination, her attorneys wrote in the lawsuit in federal court in Manhattan.
“In truth, there is no legitimate explanation,” they wrote.
“Rather, Defendants fired Ms. Comey solely or substantially because her father is former FBI Director James B. Comey, or because of her perceived political affiliation and beliefs, or both.”
The lawsuit names the Department of Justice, the Executive Office of the President and their respective leaders as defendants, along with the Office of Personnel Management and the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys.
The Justice Department and Comey’s lawyers did not immediately respond to CNBC’s requests for comment on the suit.
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— CNBC’s Jim Forkin contributed to this report.
