The Justice Department gave no reason for its dismissal of Maurene Comey, a longtime federal prosecutor in Manhattan and the daughter of the former F.B.I. director, James Comey.
Ms. Comey, a 10-year-veteran who was among the most highly regarded trial lawyers in the Manhattan prosecutor’s office, was fired as the White House sought to quell frustration from its base about its reluctance to release files related to Mr. Epstein, the disgraced financier. Mr. Epstein killed himself in a federal jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges. His associate, Ms. Maxwell, was convicted of sex trafficking a minor and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
According to the article: Keep in mind she was involved in the prosecution of people such as Robert Menendez, the former Democratic senator from New Jersey, led the trial against Sean Combs, and worked on the investigation and indictment of Mr. Epstein and the prosecution of Ms. Maxwell.