Judge rules that Maurene Comey, the former FBI director’s daughter, was unlawfully fired by Trump’s Justice Department

The judge noted that Comey had worked on some of the nation's highest-profile cases and consistently received stellar reviews. Maurene Comey, who was an assistant U.S. attorney for a decade, was illegally fired in July 2025 despite her work on some of the nation’s highest-profile cases.

A federal judge has ruled that 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. Daughter of ex-FBI director James Comey, a Trump foe, was dismissed in 2025 despite her work being widely praisedMaurene Comey, the daughter of the 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 Furman said that Comey, who was an assistant US attorney for a decade, was illegally fired in July 2025 despite her work on some of the nation’s highest-profile cases and consistently receiving “the highest accolades from supervisors and peers alike”. A federal judge ruled Monday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) unlawfully fired and must provide back pay to Maurene Comey, former FBI Director James Comey’s daughter who was terminated as a prosecutor last year.

District Judge Jesse Furman rejected the Trump administration’s arguments that it had constitutional authority to fire her. “Defendants’ argument is contrary... Maurene Comey was abruptly fired in July 2025 from her job as a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York.

She sued the DOJ over her firing, claiming it was unlawful. NEW YORK (AP) — 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. Furman found.After her firing, Comey sued the Justice Department and others, saying her termination violated the constitutional separation of powers, the First Amendment and the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment.She asserted that she was fired because she was the daughter of James Comey, whom President Donald Trump has long viewed as an enemy, or because of her perceived political affiliation and beliefs, the judge noted.Furman rejected the government's claim that Comey could be fired because federal prosecutors exercise the president's “conclusive and preclusive” powers.He said the government's claim that Congress is barred from regulating the removal of federal prosecutors “flies in the face of nearly two centuries of Supreme Court precedent.”Furman added: “Indeed, to accept Defendants’ argument would be to unsettle the very equilibrium established by this Nation’s constitutional system.”The firing violated the separation of powers, the Administrative Procedure Act and her Fifth Amendment due process and statutory rights, the judge ruled.Furman reserved judgment on Comey's First Amendment claim pending further arguments to be submitted by each side, though he said he was inclined to dismiss the claim because it was largely moot since she is now in private practice and no longer seeks actual reinstatement.The judge granted Comey retroactive reinstatement and back pay from the date of her firing through Dec.

20 to “make her whole” and ensure that she doesn't suffer adverse employment consequences for the “unlawful termination.”Comey’s lawyers, Ellen Blain, Nicole Gueron, Deepa Vanamali and Margaret Donovan, lauded the ruling.“This hard-earned victory belongs to Ms. Comey, to all civil servants, and to all fighting for the rule of law,” they said in a statement. “As the Court correctly held, to accept the government’s argument about unlimited executive power ‘would be to unsettle the very …

After her firing, Comey sued the Justice Department and others, saying her termination violated the constitutional separation of powers, the First Amendment and the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment. She asserted that she was fired because she was the daughter of James Comey, whom President Donald Trump has long viewed as an enemy, or because of her perceived political affiliation and beliefs, the judge noted. Furman rejected the government’s claim that Comey could be fired because federal prosecutors exercise the president’s “conclusive and preclusive” powers.