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DOJ Fires Federal Prosecutor Maurene Comey
Above: An officer stands guard at the U.S. Department of Justice building in Washington on June 8, 2024. Image copyright: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg/Getty Images
The Spin
Republican narrative
This firing represents necessary accountability after years of weaponized prosecutions by the deep state. Maurene Comey's connection to her disgraced father, who led the Russia hoax witch hunt, made her position untenable in an administration focused on justice reform. The Epstein controversy is a manufactured distraction by Democrats to undermine Trump's historic achievements.
Democratic narrative
This dismissal — carried out without explanation — was obviously political retaliation against a career prosecutor who Trump was aching to get rid of due to her familial ties. It's a blatant affront to the independence of federal prosecutors and a troubling reflection of the ongoing dysfunction and politicization within the Justice Department under the Trump administration.