| Maurene Comey Sued DOJ for
Politically Motivated Firing Amid
Epstein Now Dec 4
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
Nov 4 – Maurene Comey has sued
the DOJ for being fired,
saying that "the politically
motivated termination of Ms.
Comey—ostensibly under
“Article II of the
Constitution”—upends bedrock
principles of our democracy
and justice system. Assistant
United States Attorneys like
Ms. Comey must do their jobs
without fearing or favoring
any political party or
perspective, guided solely by
the law, the facts, and the
pursuit of
justice."
Complaint on Patreon here
The firing took
place soon after the mix
verdict in US v. Sean Combs in
the U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New
York, and amid since-denied
requests for unsealing of
Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell
grand jury transcripts.
The discovery in
this case, and any trial,
could get into both issues.
Docketed on
November 4, "ORDER: In light
of the fact that Defendants
have until November 21, 2025,
to respond to the Complaint,
see ECF No. 21 (reporting that
Defendants were served on
September 22, 2025); Fed. R.
Civ. P. 12(a)(2) (providing
that "[t]he United States, a
United States agency, or a
United States officer or
employee sued only in an
official capacity must serve
an answer to a complaint...
within 60 days after service
on the United States
attorney"), the initial
pretrial conference in this
matter is hereby ADJOURNED to
December 4, 2025, at 3:15 p.m.
Moreover, the conference is
hereby converted to an
in-person conference in
Courtroom 24B... The Court
notes that the Chief Judge's
October 2, 2025 Standing Order
staying certain cases pending
the restoration of Department
of Justice funding, see In re:
Stay of Certain Civil Cases
Pending the Restoration of
Department of Justice Funding,
25-MC-433 (LTS), ECF No. 3,
applies only to "civil
cases... in which the United
States Attorney's Office for
the Southern District of New
York has appeared as counsel
of record." Accordingly, it
does not apply to this case at
this time - and will not apply
to the case in the (perhaps
likely) event that a different
component of the Department of
Justice enters an appearance
on behalf of Defendants. SO
ORDERED.
Inner City
Press is covering it.
The case is Comey
v. US Department of Justice,
et al., 1:25-cv-7625 (Furman)
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