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Robert Tait in Washington

Who is Maurene Comey, the federal prosecutor abruptly fired by the DoJ?

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Maurene Comey arrives at court for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s trial in New York on 21 May 2025. Photograph: Brendan McDermid/Reuters

For Maurene Comey, abruptly fired as a US federal prosecutor without explanation, it may feel like a case of like father, like daughter.

Comey was terminated suddenly this week via a letter from a justice department official citing the president’s powers under article two of the US constitution.

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