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.

Some right-wing internet personalities, like Laura Loomer, who have been critical of AG Pam Bondi’s handling of the Epstein files, had been calling for Maurene Comey’s firing.