Maurene Comey, a prosecutor who handled high-profile Diddy and Epstein cases, was fired by the Justice Department, and legal analysts offer divided opinions.

Former FBI Director James Comey issued his first public statement since his daughter Maurene Comey was fired from the Department of Justice earlier this month. Comey recorded a video statement on his Substack on Sunday.

Maurene Comey, a federal prosecutor and the daughter of former FBI director James Comey, told her former colleagues in an email that her sudden firing should “fuel the fire” of their work fighting abuses of power.

It’s unclear if Comey’s firing is at all tied to the ongoing controversy over the Epstein files, and it comes as numerous DOJ staff have separately been fired or left the agency voluntarily, with Reuters reporting two-thirds of the staff tasked with defending the administration’s policies have quit.

Former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey sent an email Thursday to her former colleagues one day after being fired from the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office, telling them that “fear is the tool of a tyrant.

Federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey, was terminated by the Justice Department, according to four sources familiar with the matter. It was not clear why Comey was fired.

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.’