Just over a day after the top prosecutor in the Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jeffrey Epstein cases was abruptly fired by Donald Trump’s Justice Department, Maurene Comey had a warning for America via Deadline.
“If a career prosecutor can be fired without reason, fear may seep into the decisions of those who remain,” the now former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York said in a statement about the despotic shift occurring under the ex-Celebrity Apprentice host’s latest White House regime.
“Do not let that happen. Fear is the tool of a tyrant, wielded to suppress independent thought.”
While never mentioning POTUS by name, the daughter of longtime Trump foil and former FBI Director James Comey made it very clear what her verdict was on her pink slipping – justice in America is in big trouble.
Read Comey’s full statement of July 17 here:
“Yesterday was unexpectedly my last day in the Office. I was summarily fired via memo from Main Justice that did not give a reason for my termination.
Every person lucky enough to work in this office constantly hears four words to describe our ethos: Without Fear or Favor.
Do the right thing, the right way, for the right reasons without fear of retribution and without favor to the powerful.
For the majority of my nearly ten years in SDNY, fear was never really conceivable. We don’t fear bad press; we have the luxury of exceptional security keeping us physically safe; and, so long as we did our work with integrity, we would get to keep serving the public in this office. Our focus was really on acting “without favor.” That is, making sure people with access, money, and power were not treated differently than anyone else; and making sure this office remained separate from politics and focused only on the facts and the law.
But we have entered a new phase where “without fear” may be the challenge. If a career prosecutor can be fired without reason, fear may seep into the decisions of those who remain. Do not let that happen. Fear is the tool of a tyrant, wielded to suppress independent thought. Instead of fear, 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.
It has been an honor to fight for those principles by your side.
Maurene”
The firing of James Comey did not provide the distraction from the uproar surrounding the Epstein files that President Trump likely hoped for. Instead, he has found himself under an even brighter spotlight due to a damning report by the Wall Street Journal that highlights his close relationship with the billionaire s*x offender during the 1980s and 1990s.
Now, in response, Trump has ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi to release grand jury testimony and has threatened to sue his media ally, Rupert Murdoch, over the front-page article in the Wall Street Journal. Trump also claims that the lewd drawing and message he allegedly sent to Epstein for his 50th birthday, as reported by the Journal, is fake.
