Judge Rules Trump Administration Illegally Fired Maurene Comey as a Justice Department Prosecutor

The Trump administration illegally fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of ex-FBI Director and Trump critic James Comey, as a Justice Department prosecutor, a judge ruled Monday in a sharp rebuke of the administration’s authority to terminate career federal employees it dislikes.

The ruling is tailored to Maurene Comey but its import stretches beyond her case, repudiating the claim of President Donald Trump’s administration that the Constitution permits such firings for any reason. Administration officials have cited that belief repeatedly in a sweeping purge of the federal workforce.

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