Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: How the Trump administration is trying to defend its firing of Maurene Comey
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<p>Star federal prosecutor is fighting her no-cause firing, as DoJ dances around Trump’s loathing of her father, James Comey</p><p>Two weeks after <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/17/who-is-maurene-comey-fired-federal-prosector" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Maurene Comey</a> secured a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jul/02/diddy-trial-verdict-sean-combs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">guilty verdict</a> against Sean “Diddy” Combs, the Manhattan federal prosecutor received a three-paragraph letter from top justice department authorities.</p><p>“Your employment with the Department of Justice is hereby terminated, and you are removed from federal service effective immediately,” the 16 July missive from Francey Hakes, director of the DoJ’s executive office for United States attorneys, said.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/27/maurene-comey-trump-administration-james-comey" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>
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