US Judge Rules Firing of Prosecutor Maurene Comey Unlawful, Orders Reinstatement

A federal judge ruled that the US Department of Justice unlawfully fired prosecutor Maurene Comey, daughter of the former FBI director, and ordered her reinstated.

A US federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration and the Department of Justice unlawfully fired federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, ordering that she be reinstated to her post, NBC News and Reuters reported.

Comey, the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, argued that the administration had improperly targeted her over her father's criticism of Donald Trump. According to the Wall Street Journal and PBS NewsHour, the judge noted in the ruling that Comey had handled some of the nation's most prominent cases and consistently earned stellar professional reviews.

Further details regarding the implementation of the court order or any potential appeal have not yet been released.