Maurene Comey, Assistant U.S. Attorney and authoritative connected Combs' case, arrives astatine the Federal courthouse during the Sean "Diddy" Combs' enactment trafficking and racketeering conspiracy proceedings astatine U.S. tribunal successful Manhattan, successful New York City, U.S., May 21, 2025.
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Maurene Comey, a national authoritative progressive successful transgression cases against Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, sued the Department of Justice connected Monday to get her occupation backmost aft she was fired from the Trump medication successful July.
Comey, the girl of erstwhile FBI Director James Comey, received nary mentation for her "unlawful and unconstitutional" termination, her attorneys wrote successful the lawsuit successful national tribunal successful Manhattan.
"In truth, determination is nary morganatic explanation," they wrote.
"Rather, Defendants fired Ms. Comey solely oregon substantially due to the fact that her begetter is erstwhile FBI Director James B. Comey, oregon due to the fact that of her perceived governmental affiliation and beliefs, oregon both."
The suit names the Department of Justice, the Executive Office of the President and their respective leaders arsenic defendants, on with the Office of Personnel Management and the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys.
The Justice Department and Comey's lawyers did not instantly respond to CNBC's requests for remark connected the suit.
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— CNBC's Jim Forkin contributed to this report.
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