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Oct 26, 2026

Judge rules Trump DOJ illegally fired Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI director

A federal judge ruled that the Justice Department unlawfully terminated Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, from her position as a federal prosecutor in New York. The judge ordered her reinstatement and back pay, rejecting the administration's broad Article II authority claims.

Oct 26, 20265 sources

Sep 1, 2026

Judge Ana Reyes backs down after Trump calls her 'crazed lunatic' over East Potomac golf course case

Federal Judge Ana Reyes retreated from her demands during a contentious hearing over President Trump's plan to transform East Potomac Golf Links in Washington, D.C., into a high-end course. The confrontation came after Trump publicly called her a 'crazed lunatic' for blocking tree removal at the historic public golf course.

Sep 1, 20269 sources

Top claims

▪Prior to Maurene Comey's July 2025 termination, she received consistently outstanding performance reviews from supervisors and peers calling her a brilliant lawyer and gifted supervisor
▪Following Maurene Comey's termination from the Department of Justice, she joined the law firm Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler as a partner in February 2026
▪U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman ruled that the Department of Justice's July 2025 firing of Assistant U.S. Attorney Maurene Comey was unlawful

People involved

Pam Bondi Donald Trump

Subtopics

Executive power2 Judiciary2 Trump administration2 Trump administration legal battles2 Article Four of the U.S. Constitution1 East Potomac Links golf course plan1 East Potomac tree removal ruling1 Federal agencies1 First Amendment1 Institutional independence1 Jeffrey Epstein1 Sean Combs1 U.S. administrative law1

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