Legal experts welcome judge\u2019s rejection of firing of James Comey\u2019s daughter prosecutor but warn an appeal is likely<\/p>\n
A recent legal ruling against an effort to fire the star-prosecutor daughter of a former FBI chief targeted by Donald Trump could send a strong message about politicized firings \u2013 and influence other judges weighing similar cases, legal veterans said.<\/p>\n
Judge Jesse Furman ruled this week that the Department of Justice\u2019s firing of assistant US attorney Maurene Comey without cause was unlawful. Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey, successfully litigated numerous high-profile cases during her tenure at the southern district of New York, including guilty verdicts against Ghislaine Maxwell and Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs.<\/p>\n
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