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Trump Administration Fires Maurene Comey, Who Prosecuted Jeffrey Epstein

HeadlineJul 17, 2025

The Trump administration said Wednesday it had fired longtime U.S. Attorney Maurene Comey, who helped lead the successful prosecution of serial sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and his former girlfriend and accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell. Maurene Comey is also the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, who became a prominent critic of the president after Trump fired him in 2017.

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