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Thu Jul 17, 2025, 07:44 PM Thursday

Laura Loomer's witch hunt just made Trump's Epstein problems even worse

Source: The Independent

Laura Loomer’s witch hunt just made Trump’s Epstein problems even worse

Loomer’s purge of disloyal federal officials re-emerges at the worst possible time for Trump, writes John Bowden

Thursday 17 July 2025 23:42 BST

Laura Loomer re-entered the Trump White House’s periphery this week at precisely the worst possible moment for a president trying to stop a firestorm from spreading.

As Donald Trump continues battling the blaze of controversy surrounding his administration’s reversal on the issue of releasing a list of Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged co-conspirators, the so-called “Epstein Client List,” Loomer’s own contribution to the mess may end up letting what little air is left out of the president’s tires.

On Wednesday afternoon, the acidic conservative activist celebrated the firing of Maurene Comey, an assistant U.S. attorney and daughter of the former FBI Director James Comey. The latter is a reviled figure among many Republicans and Democrats in Washington over his handling of investigations into both Hillary Clinton and Trump during the 2016 election season.

Her celebration came after Loomer personally lobbied the administration for Comey’s firing, publicly and privately. In typical shoot-first form, she labeled Attorney General Pam Bondi the sexist nickname “Blondi” as she bombarded Twitter with posts calling for Comey to be sacked.

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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/loomer-trump-comey-firing-epstein-b2791246.html

Alternate link: https://www.yahoo.com/news/laura-loomer-witch-hunt-just-224244246.html

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