The firing of Maurene Comey, a prosecutor on the Epstein cases, and her lawsuit

Gone quiet · last story Dec 2, 2025

What this arc covers

Federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, a daughter of former FBI Director James Comey who worked on the Jeffrey Epstein case: her firing from the US attorney's office in July 2025, her message to colleagues, her September 2025 lawsuit to get her job back and the Justice Department's move to have it dismissed.

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Earliest story we hold Jul 16, 2025 · 4 stories · 35 independent sources (counted once each) · 139 days

Part of James Comey

  1. The Justice Department's criminal cases against former FBI Director James ComeyMay 16, 2025 – Sep 25, 2026
  2. The firing of Maurene Comey, a prosecutor on the Epstein cases, and her lawsuitThis arcJul 16 – Dec 2, 2025

Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning

Dec 2– 32025Justice Department seeks to dismiss Maurene Comey6 articles · 6 independent sources
0 left, 2 center, 0 right
Sep 152025Former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey sues Trump administration over her firing22 articles · 17 independent sources
4 left, 4 center, 1 right
Jul 172025'Fear is the tool of a tyrant', fired federal prosecutor Maurene Comey tells colleagues5 articles · 5 independent sources
2 left, 1 center, 0 right

Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side

Jul 14Aug 11Sep 8Oct 6Nov 3Dec 1

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Point at or tap a week to see its count by side.

Every week as a table
Week ofLeftCenterRightArticles
Jul 14, 2025716868
Sep 15, 202544121
Dec 1, 20250205

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

23% left · 54% center · 23% right of 35 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 4 stories.

Every storyoldest first

  1. July 2025

    Jul 16– 17Maurene Comey, federal prosecutor on Epstein and ‘Diddy’ cases, fired68 articles · 39 independent sources
    5 left, 15 center, 8 right
  2. Jul 17'Fear is the tool of a tyrant', fired federal prosecutor Maurene Comey tells colleagues5 articles · 5 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
  3. September 2025

    Sep 15Former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey sues Trump administration over her firing22 articles · 17 independent sources
    4 left, 4 center, 1 right
  4. December 2025

    Dec 2– 3Justice Department seeks to dismiss Maurene Comey6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right