
Diddy Prosecutor Sues Donald Trump's DOJ Over Her Firing
Maurene Comey, the lead federal prosecutor for Diddy‘s high-profile legal trial, has taken authorized motion towards President Donald Trump’s administration. She claims her dismissal after the decision within the Unhealthy Boy mogul’s case was “illegal and unconstitutional.” She cites Trump’s relationship together with her father, former FBI director James B. Comey, who was a fierce critic of the president throughout his first time period.
“The politically motivated termination of Ms. Comey … upends bedrock ideas of our democracy and justice system,” her legal professionals write within the submitting obtained by Billboard. “Assistant United States Attorneys like Ms. Comey should do their jobs with out fearing or favoring any political social gathering or perspective.”
They additional allege: “Ms. Comey’s termination was designed to retaliate towards her based mostly on her familial relation because the daughter of James B. Comey, or due to her perceived political affiliation and beliefs, or each. No different believable clarification exists for her termination—and positively none was offered.”
As for what clarification she did get, Comey says she requested for additional particulars from Manhattan U.S. Legal professional Jay Clayton. “Ms. Comey requested the premise for the termination,” her legal professionals write. “U.S. Legal professional Clayton responded, in sum and substance: ‘All I can say is it got here from Washington. I can’t inform you anything.’”
Diddy’s Trial Verdict
King Combs (C), son of Sean “Diddy” Combs, and members of the family depart federal courtroom after a verdict was introduced in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ intercourse trafficking trial on July 2, 2025 in New York. Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was discovered not responsible of racketeering and intercourse trafficking however convicted of a much less critical prostitution cost after a high-profile seven week trial in New York. (Picture by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Picture by ANGELA WEISS/AFP through Getty Photographs)
As for Diddy’s legal case, the jury discovered him not responsible of intercourse trafficking and racketeering, however did resolve to convict him on two counts of transportation to have interaction in prostitution. He’ll return to the courtroom on October 3 for his sentencing listening to.
Along with engaged on Diddy’s case, Maurene Comey beforehand served as one of many lead prosecutors within the intercourse trafficking case towards Ghislaine Maxwell. Maxwell was discovered responsible and sentenced to twenty years in jail again in 2021.