Maurene Comey won a court ruling ordering her reinstatement and back pay.
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The MeidasTouch PodcastOct 27, 2026
On this episode of the MeidasTouch Podcast, Ben, Brett, and Jordy break down the Trump Justice Department's latest criminal complaint against former FBI Director James Comey, filed as his daughter Maurene Comey wins a court ruling ordering her reinstatement and back pay. The brothers examine Trump's increasingly bizarre campaign appearances, his remarks about rising gas prices, and the regime’s claims about the economy just days before the midterm elections. …
Multiple tier1 sources (Reuters, AP, The Hill) report that on October 26, 2026, Judge Jesse Furman ruled Maurene Comey's firing unlawful and ordered retroactive reinstatement and back pay, so the claim held as of its October 27 posting date.
This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.
What we found
Supports. Reuters and The Hill report that Judge Jesse Furman ruled on Monday, October 26, 2026 that the Justice Department unlawfully fired Maurene Comey and must provide back pay.[1][3]
Supports. CBS News and CNBC report the judge retroactively reinstated Comey as an assistant U.S. attorney and ordered back pay from her July 2025 firing through December 20, 2025, when she took another job.[4][5]
Supports. AP reports the judge's ruling ordered her reinstatement with back pay, and that the DOJ said it disagrees and will appeal.[2][6]
Context. Because Comey has since taken another job and will not return to the DOJ, the reinstatement is retroactive; this does not make the claim false as of the posting date.[3][4]
Sources
6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 1, 1 tier 2, 2 not rated
- 1Trump administration's firing of prosecutor Maurene Comey was unlawful, judge rulesreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Judge: Trump DOJ illegally fired ex-FBI director's daughter, Maurene Comey, as a federal prosecutorapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Judge rules Maurene Comey was unlawfully fired by Justice ...thehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports, context
- 4Maurene Comey, James Comey's daughter, was unlawfully fired ...cbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 5Maurene Comey was unlawfully fired by DOJ, judge rulescnbc.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Judge orders DOJ to reinstate daughter of former FBI directornbcphiladelphia.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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