Trump Administration Unlawfully Fired Maurene Comey, Judge Rules NYT - Top Stories By: Santul Nerkar 26 October 2026 at 19:33 Ms. Comey, the daughter of James Comey, the former director of the F.B.I., worked for the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan, handling the prosecutions of Jeffrey Epstein and Sean Combs. © Jefferson Siegel for The New York TimesMaurene Comey was an assistant U.S. attorney in Manhattan when the Trump administration fired her in July 2025.