Maurene Comey’s lawsuit challenging Trump DOJ firing may proceed, judge says

Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey and a former federal prosecutor, may proceed with her lawsuit alleging the Justice Department’s decision to fire her last year was politically motivated, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.

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U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman of the Southern District of New York rejected the government’s argument that the court does not have jurisdiction to consider her lawsuit.

Maurene Comey, 37, was abruptly fired from her role as senior trial counsel at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York in July 2025. She challenged her termination in federal court, arguing she was improperly removed because of her father, an Obama appointee who was fired as FBI director in 2017 during the first Trump administration.

James Comey, a vocal Trump critic, was indicted in October on charges of making a false statement to Congress and obstructing a congressional investigation. He pleaded not guilty, and the case was later dismissed. The DOJ has indicated it may attempt to prosecute James Comey again.