(R) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 30: James Comey attends Former FBI Director James Comey In Conversation With MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace at 92NY on May 30, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) / (Background) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 22: U.S. attorney Maurene Ryan Comey arrives for the Sean "Diddy" Combs sex trafficking trial at Manhattan Federal Court on May 22, 2025 in New York City. Combs, 55, has pleaded not guilty on all counts, which include a racketeering charge alleging the hip-hop pioneer was the leader of a sex crime ring that included drug-fueled sex parties through the use of force, threats and violence. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

James Comey’s daughter Maurene, prosecutor in the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Ghislaine Maxwell cases, fired by DOJ

On Wednesday, the Justice Department fired Maurene Comey from her position at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, where she had most recently overseen the prosecution of Sean “Diddy” Combs, and prior to that, Ghislaine Maxwell, according to multiple sources.

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(L) James Comey's infamous seashells social media post. (Photo via: Instragram public profile) / (R) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 19: Investigative Journalist Richard Esposito and Author James Comey, former FBI Director, speak at the Barnes & Noble Upper West Side on May 19, 2025 in New York City. Comey sat with Esposito to discuss his career and new book "FDR DRIVE," the third of a series of fictional crime novels featuring attorney Nora Carleton. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Comey claims complete innocence with ’86 47′ social media post, arguing it was clever with an ‘artistic flair’

Former FBI Director James Comey told MSNBC on Monday that his controversial “86 47” Instagram post was not intended to convey any malice, nor was it meant as a threat. The former FBI “tough guy” also emphasized that he is not intimidated by the Trump administration.

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