Former FBI director James Comey's daughter Maurene Comey was fired from her federal prosecutor job in the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office on Wednesday, according to reports. Two sources told Politico that Comey was let go, but the reason for her firing was not made clear. The Associated Press reports she was fired by the Justice Department.

A Justice Department prosecutor who played an outsized role in the Jeffrey Epstein case was ousted Wednesday, according to a report. Maurene Comey, who is the daughter of former FBI director James Comey — himself a perceived foe of President Donald Trump — was fired from the Manhattan U.