Judge rules Trump's Justice Department unlawfully fired Maurene Comey and orders the former prosecutor reinstated

Summary

A federal judge ruled on Monday 26 October that former Assistant United States Attorney Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was 'unlawfully terminated' and ordered that Comey be reinstated, NBC News reported, The Philadelphia Inquirer and PBS NewsHour headlining that Trump's Justice Department illegally fired Comey as a federal prosecutor. Comey was abruptly fired in July 2025 from the job of federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York and sued the DOJ over the firing, claiming it was unlawful, CBS News reported. The judge noted that Comey had worked on some of the nation's highest-profile cases and consistently received stellar reviews, according to PBS NewsHour.

Latest: A federal judge ruled that Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was unlawfully fired as a federal prosecutor, The Philadelphia Inquirer, PBS NewsHour and CBS News reported, the Inquirer and PBS NewsHour headlining that Trump's Justice Department fired Comey illegally, and NBC News that the judge ordered that Comey be reinstated.

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