Comey, a veteran federal prosecutor who worked on the Jeffrey Epstein case, was fired as President Trump seeks to downplay reaction to the matter.

Comey delivered a scathing rebuke of the Trump administration just one day after her abrupt dismissal from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan. The post Fired Epstein Prosecutor Maurene Comey Unloads in Blistering Farewell Note to Colleagues: ‘Fear Is the Tool of a Tyrant’ first appeared on Mediaite.

In 2007, while Bush was president, federal investigators at the FBI and U.S. attorney's office prepared to indict Epstein, but negotiations between Epstein’s lawyers and the U.S. attorney's office in Florida’s Southern District led by Alexander Acosta resulted in a secret deal that let Epstein avoid federal charges.

Former deputy assistant attorney general John Yoo discusses Judge James Boasberg’s comments about President Donald Trump and the firing of Maurene Comey on ‘The Story.’

The Justice Department ousted Maurene Comey, the daughter of former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director James Comey.

Trump, members of his administration and conservative influencers have long spread unsubstantiated claims surrounding Epstein.

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Leavitt said Trump noted "mild swelling in his lower legs," which prompted the White House medical team to evaluate him. They concluded that Trump has chronic venous insufficiency -- a condition in which there isn't adequate blood flow in the veins in the legs.