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Judge nails glaring omission in brutal ruling against Trump DOJ
What happened
A federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump’s Justice Department illegally fired career prosecutor Maurene Comey in July 2025. AlterNet reports that U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman ordered her retroactively reinstated through December 20, 2025—the period before she accepted another job—and awarded back pay.
Comey received no advance notice, opportunity to respond, or explanation tied to her conduct. The government conceded that neither performance nor cause prompted her dismissal. Furman found that the removal violated the Civil Service Reform Act, separation-of-powers…
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