The Justice Department this week fired Maurene Comey, a federal prosecutor in New York who was involved in cases against Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

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.

A controversial leather-bound birthday book created for Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday in 2003 has emerged as a new flashpoint in Washington. The album, reportedly compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell, features handwritten notes and illustrations from several high-profile figures,

Comey is the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, who led SDNY from 2002 to 2003. Trump fired James Comey in May 2017 over his handling of the inquiry into Hillary Clinton’s emails, but Democrats have said the move was a result of the FBI investigating alleged links between the Trump campaign and Russia.

The FBI and DOJ said they do not plan to make future public disclosures related to their review of Epstein's case, stoking outrage among Trump's most vocal supporters.

Sources tell Variety that the White House attempted to block the publication of a Wall St. Journal article about President Donald Trump allegedly writing a letter to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003 that contains suggestive language.

The Department of Justice has reportedly fired Maurene Comey, a seasoned federal prosecutor who worked on the cases against Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and Sean “Diddy” Combs. Comey is also the daughter of ex-FBI director James Comey,

Trump has tried to tamp down criticism of the decision by Attorney General Pam Bondi to keep documents related to Epstein from the public.

There was no specific reason given for Maurene Comey's firing from the US attorney’s office in the Southern District of New York, according to a person who spoke to the Associated Press.