Trump Fires Prosecutor Maurene Comey After Dismissing Epstein Investigation as "Hoax"

 

Maurene Comey, a federal prosecutor who worked on the high-profile Jeffrey Epstein case, has been dismissed just one day after former President Donald Trump referred to renewed calls for an Epstein investigation as “The Jeffrey Epstein Hoax.”

Comey, the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey—whom Trump fired in 2017—had been involved in prosecuting Epstein before his death in federal custody.

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According to sources, the Justice Department has been removing prosecutors who were connected to cases that allegedly "angered" the former president. The firing of Maurene Comey has sparked significant controversy and concern among legal experts and the public, raising questions about political retaliation and the independence of federal prosecutors.

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