Judge orders Maurene Comey, daughter of ex-FBI chief James Comey, back to work after ruling Trump's DOJ fired her unlawfully
Maurene Comey, whose sacking from her federal prosecutor's post Judge Jesse Furman ruled breached the Administrative Procedure Act and her Fifth Amendment rights, has been awarded back pay and ordered reinstated.James Comey, whose daughter Maurene's dismissal Judge Jesse Furman warned would "unsettle the very equilibrium" of the constitution, was himself fired as FBI director by Trump's attorney general in 2017.
Judge Jesse Furman, an Obama appointee in New York, also awarded Maurene Comey back pay for her lost prosecutor's post. She was sacked in July 2025 despite a strong reputation. Furman wrote that her removal 'was not authorized by any statute'. The Justice Department had argued recent Supreme Court rulings handed the president sweeping powers to fire staff.
Furman found the sacking breached the Administrative Procedure Act and her Fifth Amendment rights.
He warned that backing the DOJ would 'unsettle the very equilibrium' of the constitution.
Her father James Comey was fired as FBI director by Trump's attorney general in 2017.
