Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner
Oct 30, 2026 · 20 min · 10 segments
A federal judge has ruled that when Donald Trump's DOJ fired the highly acclaimed federal prosecutor, Maurene Comey, the DOJ violated federal law and her constitutional rights. Apparently, the DOJ…
Glenn KirschnerHost
So friends, you don't need to be a prosecutor or a lawyer to know that Maureen Comey was fired because she is the daughter of James Comey, someone who Donald Trump views as an enemy.
Maureen Comey was an extraordinary and extraordinarily successful federal prosecutor.
Remember her? Jeffrey Epstein's co-conspirator in his sex trafficking ring involving underage girls.
Not only that, Maureen Comey was in the process of prosecuting Jeffrey Epstein himself until, you know, it looks like somebody suicided him.
But notwithstanding Maureen Comey's exceptional career as a federal prosecutor, then Attorney General Pam Bondi, without cause, and now we know unlawfully and unconstitutionally, up and fired Maureen Comey.
Daughter of ex-FBI director James Comey, a Trump foe, was dismissed in 2025 despite her work being widely praised.
Maureen Comey, daughter of the former FBI Director James Comey, was unlawfully fired from her job as a federal prosecutor in New York last year.
Judge Jesse Furman said that Comey, who was an assistant U.S. attorney for a decade, was illegally fired in July of 2025. despite her work on some of the nation's highest profile cases and consistently receiving the highest accolades from supervisors and peers alike.
After her firing, Maureen Comey sued the Justice Department and others, saying her termination violated the constitutional separation of powers, the First Amendment, and the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment.
She asserted that she was fired because she was the daughter of James Comey, a longtime foe of Donald Trump, or because of her perceived political affiliation and beliefs, the judge noted.
Judge Furman rejected the government, DOJ's claim, that Comey could be fired because federal prosecutors exercise the president's conclusive and preclusive powers.
He said the government's claim that Congress is barred from regulating the removal of federal prosecutors, quote, flies in the face of nearly two centuries of Supreme Court precedent.
Judge Furman added, indeed, to accept DOJ's argument would be to unsettle the very equilibrium established by this nation's constitutional system.
The judge granted Maureen Comey retroactive reinstatement and back pay from the date of her first firing through 20 December to make her whole and ensure that she doesn't suffer adverse employment consequences for the unlawful termination.
So friends, you don't need to be a prosecutor or a lawyer to know that Maureen Comey was fired because she is the daughter of James Comey, someone who Donald Trump views as an enemy.
Maureen Comey was an extraordinary and extraordinarily successful federal prosecutor.
Remember her? Jeffrey Epstein's co-conspirator in his sex trafficking ring involving underage girls.
Not only that, Maureen Comey was in the process of prosecuting Jeffrey Epstein himself until, you know, it looks like somebody suicided him.
But notwithstanding Maureen Comey's exceptional career as a federal prosecutor, then Attorney General Pam Bondi, without cause, and now we know unlawfully and unconstitutionally, up and fired Maureen Comey.
Daughter of ex-FBI director James Comey, a Trump foe, was dismissed in 2025 despite her work being widely praised.
Maureen Comey, daughter of the former FBI Director James Comey, was unlawfully fired from her job as a federal prosecutor in New York last year.
Judge Jesse Furman said that Comey, who was an assistant U.S. attorney for a decade, was illegally fired in July of 2025. despite her work on some of the nation's highest profile cases and consistently receiving the highest accolades from supervisors and peers alike.
After her firing, Maureen Comey sued the Justice Department and others, saying her termination violated the constitutional separation of powers, the First Amendment, and the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment.
She asserted that she was fired because she was the daughter of James Comey, a longtime foe of Donald Trump, or because of her perceived political affiliation and beliefs, the judge noted.
Judge Furman rejected the government, DOJ's claim, that Comey could be fired because federal prosecutors exercise the president's conclusive and preclusive powers.
He said the government's claim that Congress is barred from regulating the removal of federal prosecutors, quote, flies in the face of nearly two centuries of Supreme Court precedent.
Judge Furman added, indeed, to accept DOJ's argument would be to unsettle the very equilibrium established by this nation's constitutional system.
The judge granted Maureen Comey retroactive reinstatement and back pay from the date of her first firing through 20 December to make her whole and ensure that she doesn't suffer adverse employment consequences for the unlawful termination.
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