Judge Says Maurene Comey Can Sue the Trump Administration for Firing Her

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Source: NYT

Maurene Comey, a former federal prosecutor who accused the Trump administration of firing her last year for political reasons, may proceed with a lawsuit in federal court over the government’s objection, a Manhattan judge ruled on Tuesday.

Ms. Comey, a daughter of James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director and one of President Trump’s best known adversaries, said in her suit that there was no plausible explanation for her abrupt July 2025 dismissal other than Mr. Trump’s enmity toward her father or her “perceived political affiliation and beliefs, or both.”

The Trump administration had asked the judge, Jesse M. Furman of Manhattan federal court, to dismiss Ms. Comey’s suit against the government, saying it had to be pursued first before the Merit Systems Protection Board, an independent agency that hears complaints from federal workers about employment actions.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/nyregion/maurene-comey-lawsuit-trump.html

[Ninga]

1. She is suing because.....now.....she can! All of

us doing what we can no matter how big or small will be enough power to push these bastards off the cliff!
Go Maureen!!

[in2herbs]

2. And she has a lot of dirt contained in the E-files. nt

[FakeNoose]

3. Doesn't this open the door for ALL of Chump's firings?

[lastlib]

4. Let us HOPE!

"Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things." --Andy Dufresne, The Shawshank Redemption

[riversedge]

5. "He said that reason takes her case outside the process that channels many, if not most, categories of disputes between

I am glad to see this.


Fired prosecutor Maurene Comey’s lawsuit belongs in federal court, judge rules


By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER
Updated 4:54 PM CDT, April 28, 2026
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NEW YORK (AP) — Maurene Comey can go ahead with her lawsuit claiming she was wrongfully fired from her job as a federal prosecutor because President Donald Trump dislikes her father, former FBI Director James Comey, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

Judge Jesse M. Furman rejected an argument by the Justice Department that Comey’s complaint about her dismissal last year should be moved out of court and handled instead by an administrative panel.

Furman in Manhattan noted in a written ruling that the sole reason provided for Maurene Comey’s firing last year was Article II of the U.S. Constitution, which vests “executive power” in the president.

He said that reason takes her case outside the process that channels many, if not most, categories of disputes between federal employers and employees to avenues of administrative and judicial review outside of district courts.



Furman set a May 28 hearing for an initial pretrial conference in the civil case.

https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-maurene-comey-trump-60eacbf96e251a22627cc9a4e1fb4ee5