Ghislaine Maxwell Prosecutor Sues Trump for ‘Political’ Firing

The federal prosecutor who helped incarcerate Ghislaine Maxwell, mysteriously fired days before the Trump administration reached a plea agreement with the convicted sex offender, is suing the White House over her dismissal.

Two months after her abrupt dismissal, Maureen Comey filed a lawsuit against the White House, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and others, claiming her termination was politically motivated and without due process.

“Ms. Comey’s termination for political reasons—purportedly under the Second Amendment—undermines the fundamental principles of our democracy and judicial system,” the lawsuit states.

“Assistant U.S. Attorneys, like Ms. Comey, must perform their duties without fear or bias, guided only by the law, the facts, and the pursuit of justice.”

Maureen Comey is the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, a staunch critic and opponent of Trump.

She was also a veteran federal prosecutor, working on cases against Maxwell, convicted child molester Jeffrey Epstein, and, most recently, Sean “Diddy” Combs.

But in July, the day after the U.S. Attorney’s Office asked her to lead a major public corruption case, the 37-year-old was fired without explanation.

The timing was particularly opportune a week later when Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche suddenly announced he would meet with Maxwell in his Florida prison, as the controversy surrounding the Epstein files continued to engulf the president.

Shortly after the interview, in which Maxwell praised Trump and insisted he had never done anything “inappropriate,” the administration authorized her transfer to a lower-security prison.

“Maureen Comey was undoubtedly the most knowledgeable person in the Justice Department about Ghislaine Maxwell and her crimes,” Liz Auer, a former Justice Department pardon attorney, told The Daily Beast at the time.

Her firing and the appointment of Todd Blanche, who was not previously involved in the case, therefore raise the question of whether there was a genuine interest in the truth.

The complaint, filed Monday in Manhattan federal court, notes that Ms. Comey spent 10 years as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and repeatedly received bonuses and promotions from the department.

But on the day of her firing, “Defendants provided Ms. Comey with no reason or due process. She simply received an email with the message attached informing her of her termination,” according to the complaint.

The complaint adds: “Indeed, there is no legitimate explanation. The defendants fired Ms. Comey solely or substantially because her father is former FBI Director James B. Comey, or because of her alleged political affiliations and beliefs, or both.”

James Comey was fired by the first Trump administration in 2017, days after confirming that the FBI was investigating possible links between the Trump campaign and possible Russian interference in the 2016 election.

This issue remains a point of contention for the president to this day. He views Comey as a symbol of the militarization of the justice system, which he has since sought to dismantle.

But Maureen Comey is not the only person targeted by the administration, which spent its entire second term purging its agencies of individuals deemed unfavorable to the president.

Last week, for example, three FBI agents fired last month filed a lawsuit against Bondi, along with FBI Director Kash Patel, alleging that the officials fired them to please Trump. Comey Bondi’s complaint names her as a defendant, along with her Justice Department, the President’s Office, Director of the Attorney General’s Office Francie Hax, the Attorney General’s Office, and the Office of Personnel Management.

She is requesting a new jury trial.