🗞️ Story file #974
Federal judge rules Trump DOJ unlawfully fired Maurene Comey
Oct 26, 1 PM ET to Oct 27, 4 AM ET · 2 outlets not rated for lean
- 42outlets carried it
- 🫏19 · 7 · 14🐘left · center · right
- 15 hourson the front pages
- 42front pages at once, at its peak
- 25 minof TV captions
- 3radio newscasts
👣 How this story traveled: from the front pages that broke it, out through TV, radio and the shows, into what people retold and what fact-checkers examined, and on into the saga it is part of. Everything here is matched to the story by our tools, so a link can be wrong; the trackers' pages say how each is made.
- Oct 26, 1 PM ETfirst on a front page: The Guardian
- Oct 26, 1 PM ETfirst on the radio: ABC News Update
- Oct 26, 2 PM ETfirst on TV: CNN
- Oct 26, 7 PM ETpeak: on 42 front pages
📰 Spread
the front pages that ran it, hour by hour
📡 wire copy: 2 outlets ran the Reuters headline nearly word for word (HuffPost, USA Today)
📌 linked by aggregators: Google News Political Wire
💬 quoted: “Breathtaking” 2 “unlawfully” 2 “The President is not above the law” “Unlawfully”
🗣️ only one side says: 🐘 obama judge
✏️ 13 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)
- ABC News (2 wordings): “Judge reinstates Maurene Comey after ruling her firing unlawful” → “Judge rules Trump DOJ 'unlawfully' fired Maurene Comey”
- Alternet (2 wordings): “Judge delivers humiliating blow to Trump’s DOJ over Comey firing” → “Judge nails glaring omission in brutal ruling against Trump DOJ”
- CNN (2 wordings): “Judge: Maurene Comey was illegally fired from Justice Department” → “Federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI director, was illegally fired”
- Fox News (2 wordings): “Federal court orders Comey's daughter reinstated with backpay after wrongful firing” → “Judge rules Trump's DOJ illegally fired Comey's daughter, issues warning on presidential power”
- NBC News (2 wordings): “Judge orders DOJ to reinstate former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, daughter of ex-FBI director” → “Judge orders DOJ to reinstate former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey”
- Newsmax (2 wordings): “Judge Rules Maurene Comey Was Illegally Fired” → “Judge Rules Trump DOJ Illegally Fired Maurene Comey”
- Newsweek (2 wordings): “James Comey’s Daughter Reinstated After Trump DOJ Firing Ruled Unlawful” → “Trump Admin Charges Comey Again After Judge Rules Daughter Fired Unlawfully”
- Red State (2 wordings): “Obama Judge Hands Comey’s Daughter a Big Win, Orders DOJ to Cough Up Back Pay” → “DOJ Obama Judge Hands Comey’s Daughter a Big Win, Orders DOJ to Cough Up Back Pay Teri Christoph”
- The Gateway Pundit (2 wordings): “BREAKING: Obama Judge Rules Maurene Comey Firing Unlawful, Orders Her to be Reinstated” → “Obama Judge Rules Maurene Comey Firing Unlawful, Orders Her to be Reinstated”
- The Washington Times (2 wordings): “Court rules DOJ was wrong to fire Maureen Comey; orders reinstatement for daughter of James Comey” → “Court rules DOJ was wrong to fire Maurene Comey; orders reinstatement for daughter of James Comey”
- Townhall (3 wordings): “Federal Judge Rules That DOJ Unlawfully Fired James Comey's Daughter Jeff Charles” → “Federal Judge Rules That DOJ Unlawfully Fired James Comey's Daughter”
- Washington Examiner (3 wordings): “Federal judge rules Maurene Comey’s firing by Trump administration was illegal” → “Judge rules Maurene Comey’s firing by Trump was illegal”
- Yahoo News (2 wordings): “Trump admin.'s firing of James Comey's prosecutor daughter was unlawful, judge rules” → “Trump administration seeks to prosecute James Comey again, bypassing a grand jury”
Every outlet's first headline (42), left to right by AllSides rating
Alternet
Judge delivers humiliating blow to Trump’s DOJ over Comey firing Oct 26, 2 PM ET
HuffPost
Trump’s Firing Of Prosecutor Maurene Comey Was Unlawful, Judge Rules Oct 26, 2 PM ET
Raw Story
‘Breathtaking’: Trump DOJ humiliated as judge rules firing of foe’s daughter was illegal Oct 26, 2 PM ET
The Guardian
Maurene Comey was illegally fired as federal prosecutor, judge rules Oct 26, 1 PM ET
The New Republic
Judge Deals Trump Huge Loss Over Firing James Comey’s Daughter Oct 26, 12 PM ET
ABC News
Judge reinstates Maurene Comey after ruling her firing unlawful Oct 26, 12 PM ET
Axios
DOJ unlawfully fired Epstein prosecutor Maurene Comey, judge rules Oct 26, 1 PM ET
CBS News
Maurene Comey, James Comey's daughter, was unlawfully fired, judge rules Oct 26, 1 PM ET
CNBC
Trump DOJ unlawfully fired Epstein prosecutor Maurene Comey, judge rules Oct 26, 5 PM ET
CNN
Judge: Maurene Comey was illegally fired from Justice Department Oct 26, 1 PM ET
Mediaite
JUST IN: Trump DOJ’s Firing of James Comey’s Daughter Ruled Illegal Oct 26, 12 PM ET
NBC News
Judge orders DOJ to reinstate former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, daughter of ex-FBI director Oct 26, 1 PM ET
NPR
Judge says DOJ illegally fired the daughter of former FBI director Comey Oct 26, 3 PM ET
New York Times
Trump Administration Unlawfully Fired Maurene Comey, Judge Rules Oct 26, 1 PM ET
PBS NewsHour
Trump DOJ illegally fired ex-FBI director's daughter, Maurene Comey, as a federal prosecutor, judge rules Oct 26, 2 PM ET
The Independent
Trump's DOJ illegally fired ex-FBI director's daughter Maurene Comey, judge rules Oct 26, 2 PM ET
The Washington Post
DOJ unlawfully fired Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI director, judge rules Oct 26, 4 PM ET
USA Today
Trump administration's firing of Maurene Comey was unlawful, judge rules Oct 26, 1 PM ET
Yahoo News
Trump admin.'s firing of James Comey's prosecutor daughter was unlawful, judge rules Oct 26, 12 PM ET
BBC
Trump administration illegally fired James Comey's daughter, judge rules Oct 26, 4 PM ET- Financial Times Trump administration illegally fired Maurene Comey, judge rules Oct 26, 3 PM ET
Fortune
‘The President is not above the law’: Judge finds DOJ illegally fired James Comey’s daughter Oct 26, 5 PM ET
Newsweek
James Comey’s Daughter Reinstated After Trump DOJ Firing Ruled Unlawful Oct 26, 1 PM ET
Reuters
Trump administration's firing of prosecutor Maurene Comey was unlawful, judge rules Oct 26, 12 PM ET
Scripps News
Politics Judge: Maurene Comey, daughter of ex-FBI director, was unlawfully fired by Trump AP via Scripps News Group Oct 26, 1 PM ET
WSJ
Judge Finds Maurene Comey Was Fired Unlawfully From Prosecutor’s Office Oct 26, 1 PM ET
Just the News
Judge finds Trump admin illegally fired James Comey's daughter Oct 26, 1 PM ET
The Epoch Times
DOJ Illegally Fired Daughter of Former FBI Director: Judge Oct 26, 3 PM ET
The Washington Times
Court rules DOJ was wrong to fire Maureen Comey; orders reinstatement for daughter of James Comey Oct 26, 2 PM ET
Washington Examiner
Federal judge rules Maurene Comey’s firing by Trump administration was illegal Oct 26, 1 PM ET
Fox News
Federal court orders Comey's daughter reinstated with backpay after wrongful firing Oct 26, 4 PM ET
IJR
Judge Rules Maurene Comey’s Firing Unlawful Oct 26, 3 PM ET
New York Post
Maurene Comey, daughter of ex-FBI director, unlawfully fired as federal prosecutor by Trump DOJ, judge rules Oct 26, 1 PM ET
Newsmax
Judge Rules Maurene Comey Was Illegally Fired Oct 26, 1 PM ET
Red State
Obama Judge Hands Comey’s Daughter a Big Win, Orders DOJ to Cough Up Back Pay Oct 26, 1 PM ET
The Blaze
Obama judge orders Trump DOJ to retroactively reinstate Comey's daughter as federal prosecutor Oct 26, 5 PM ET
The Daily Caller
James Comey’s Daughter ‘Unlawfully’ Fired By Trump Admin, Obama Judge Rules Oct 26, 3 PM ET
The Daily Wire
Obama-Appointed Judge Weighs In On Trump DOJ’s Move Against Comey’s Daughter Oct 26, 6 PM ET
The Gateway Pundit
BREAKING: Obama Judge Rules Maurene Comey Firing Unlawful, Orders Her to be Reinstated Oct 26, 1 PM ET
Townhall
Federal Judge Rules That DOJ Unlawfully Fired James Comey's Daughter Jeff Charles Oct 26, 6 PM ET
Crooks and Liars
‘Breathtaking’: Trump Humiliated As Judge Orders Foe’s Daughter Rehired With Back Pay Oct 26, 7 PM ET
The Washington Sun
Judge Orders DOJ to Reinstate Jim Comey’s Daughter, With Back Pay Oct 26, 3 PM ET
📡 Broadcast
TV, radio, and the shows that talked about it
📺 On TV
- JUSTICE DEPT CHARGES JAMES COMEY FOR A THIRD TIME CNN, 16 min
- DOJ CHARGES FORMER FBI DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY MSNOW, 3 min
- JUDGE: MAURENE COMEY WAS ILLEGALLY FIRED FROM JUSTICE DEPT CNN, 3 min
- JAMES COMEY ON NEW CHARGES: "IT WOULD ALMOST BE FUNNY IF IT WEREN'T SUCH AN APPALLING ABUSE OF THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT" CNN, 2 min
- Plaintiff claimed firing was retaliation for being James Comey's daughter CNN, 80 s
- JUDGE ORDERS DOJ REINSTATE FORMER PROSECUTOR MAURENE COMEY MSNOW, 15 s
- JUDGE: DOJ'S FIRING OF MAURENE COMEY WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL CNN, 14 s
📻 On the radio
- NPR News Now, Oct 26, 6:13 PM ET: story 2 of 8
- NPR News Now, Oct 26, 2:09 PM ET: the lead
- ABC News Update, Oct 26, 1:32 PM ET: story 2 of 3
🧶 Retelling
what people online made of it
🦗 Nobody's retelling it online yet, as far as the daily reports of the last week can tell.
🗣️ names in it: Maurene Comey Department of Justice Trump administration James Comey
🔎 Checking
what the fact-checkers looked into
🧐 No fact-checker has taken it on yet.
🧵 Persistence
the running story it belongs to
🌱 A story of its own so far: no saga yet.