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The Justice Department has fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey and a prosecutor in the federal cases against Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jeffrey Epstein, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
There was no specific reason given for her firing from the U.S. attorney’s office in the Southern District of New York, according to one of the people who spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity to discuss personnel matters.
Other news we’re following:
- Prosecutor on Epstein case fired: The Justice Department has fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey and a veteran federal prosecutor who worked on the cases against Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jeffrey Epstein, three familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
- Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell: President Trump has called for Powell’s resignation and indicated that a renovation of Fed buildings could be grounds for dismissing the leader of the U.S. central bank. Trump told reporters Wednesday that it’s “highly unlikely” he will fire Powell.
- 2,000 National Guard troops to leave LA: After the Pentagon ended the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops in LA, California Gov. Gavin Newsom called Wednesday for the remainder of National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles to be returned to state control.
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