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DOJ fires Maurene Comey, who helped prosecute Jeffrey Epstein, as Trump lashes out on files

Name: DOJ fires Maurene Comey, who helped prosecute Jeffrey Epstein, as Trump lashes out on files
Uploaded: 2025-07-17T07:29:00-0400
Duration: 2 min 4 s
Description: The Department of Justice has fired Maurene Comey, a federal prosecutor and the daughter of ex-FBI director James Comey. This comes as the White House tries to mitigate demands for the Jeffrey Epstein files to be released. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports.

The Department of Justice has fired Maurene Comey, a federal prosecutor and the daughter of ex-FBI director James Comey. This comes as the White House tries to mitigate demands for the Jeffrey Epstein files to be released. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports.