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Showing Original Post only (View all)Comey's Fired Daughter Goes to War With 'Tyrant' Trump [View all]
Source: daily beast
TOOL OF A TYRANT
Prosecutor who worked on Epstein case abruptly fired by the Justice Department.
Sarah Ewall-Wice Updated Jul. 17 2025 12:07PM EDT
Federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, who was abruptly fired by the Justice Department, sent a blistering email to colleagues warning them of the chilling effect of fear in the department.
If a career prosecutor can be fired without reason, fear may seep into the decisions of those who remain, she wrote in an email according to The.............
Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/james-comeys-fired-daughter-maurene-comey-goes-to-war-with-tyrant-trump-over-epstein-files/
This article is more of a background of Maureen Comey--some history of her cases and some analysis.
But indeed---Trump is instilling FEAR is so many And is using it as a tool to get what he wants!!
Fear is the tool of a tyrant, fired federal prosecutor Maureen Comey tells colleagues
https://apnews.com/article/trump-comey-epstein-justice-department-sean-combs-6a75266874bb7723ac83a9b548b7d257
By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Updated 11:12 AM CDT, July 17, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey who as a federal prosecutor in Manhattan worked on cases against Sean Diddy Combs and Jeffrey Epstein, said in a note to colleagues that fear is the tool of a tyrant and that her firing without reason should fuel a fire of righteous indignation at abuses of power.
If a career prosecutor can be fired without reason, fear may seep into the decisions of those who remain, Comey said in the note, which was obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday. Do not let that happen. Fear is the tool of a tyrant, wielded to suppress independent thought.
Instead of fear, she added, let this moment fuel the fire that already burns at the heart of this place. A fire of righteous indignation at abuses of power. Of commitment to seek justice for victims. Of dedication to truth above all else....................................
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Comey was a registered Repub most of his adult life until claiming unaffiliated in 2016
wishstar
Jul 17
#16
I'm surprised that, as she prosecuted both Epstein and Diddy for sex trafficking,
Midnight Writer
Jul 17
#2
Not just co-conspirators. Trump is only the face of evil. Behind his ugly face are several people who
wnylib
Jul 17
#18
"independent thought" and "dedication to truth above all else" are cause for dismissal in this fascist regime
Martin Eden
Jul 17
#5
And likely all the rest of the crap that's happened to this country since the disasterous 2016 election.
GoodRaisin
Jul 19
#26