The decision to dismiss Comey was delivered as the Justice Department faces renewed scrutiny over its handling of the sex offender’s case.
Maurene Comey, federal prosecutor in Manhattan who played a key role in the criminal cases against sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, marks „the head that just rolled“ after being fired Wednesday, former Barack Obama adviser Van Jones said.
Newsweek previously reached out to the White House and Department of Justice (DOJ) for comment.Why It Matters
The decision to dismiss Comey—former FBI Director James Comey’s daughter—was delivered as the DOJ faces renewed scrutiny over its handling of evidence and records in the case against Epstein, the disgraced financier who in 2019 died by suicide in jail before his trial on sex trafficking charges. Maxwell was convicted of the same charges and is serving a 20-year prison term.
Comey was informed of her firing in a letter that noted Article II of the U.S. Constitution in the decision, according to The New York Times, citing three people familiar with the matter.
The Times first reported the firing, which was later picked up by ABC News and the Associated Press.
Comey played an integral role in prosecuting high-profile sex trafficking cases involving Epstein and Maxwell, proceedings that have cast a long shadow over U.S. and international legal and political arenas.
Her dismissal comes during a period of heightened public suspicion and political controversy, particularly among President Donald Trump’s MAGA-aligned supporters who have voiced concerns about government transparency in the Epstein investigation, with pointed backlash at U.
