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How the Trump administration is trying to defend its firing of Maurene Comey

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Maurene Comey leaves the federal courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia, on 13 November 2025. Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty Images

Two weeks after Maurene Comey secured a guilty verdict against Sean “Diddy” Combs, the Manhattan federal prosecutor received a three-paragraph letter from top justice department authorities.

“Your employment with the Department of Justice is hereby terminated, and you are removed from federal service effective immediately,” the 16 July missive from Francey Hakes, director of the DoJ’s executive office for United States attorneys, said.

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