Court rules DOJ was wrong to fire Maureen Comey; orders reinstatement for daughter of James Comey
The Justice Department broke the law when it summarily fired Maureen Comey, daughter of former FBI director and prominent anti-Trump figure James Comey, a federal judge ruled Monday, ordering that she be reinstated to her high-level prosecutor's post and given back pay.
TL;DR
- The Justice Department illegally fired Maureen Comey.
- Maureen Comey is the daughter of former FBI director James Comey.
- A federal judge ordered her reinstatement to her prosecutor's post.
- The ruling also requires that she receive back pay.