Maurene Comey (R), daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, departs a courthouse in October 2025 in Alexandria, Va. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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A New York federal judge ruled Monday that the Justice Department unlawfully fired former prosecutor Maurene Comey, who is the daughter of ex-FBI Director James Comey .

Maurene Comey served as a federal prosecutor in Manhattan for around a decade, working on high-profile cases against defendants like Sean "Diddy" Combs, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. The Trump Justice Department fired her in July 2025 despite her consistently receiving accolades from the department for her work.

In response, she sued the Justice Department and others, arguing that her dismissal was unlawful and unconstitutional. Her lawsuit said she was fired because her father is the former FBI director, a prominent critic of President Trump.

The Justice Department has twice indicted the elder Comey. The first case was dismissed.…