Maurene Comey: All we know about fired prosecutor's husband Lucas Issacharoff

Maurene Comey, the daughter of James Comey, has been fired from her job as a prosecutor for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.

Published on: Jul 17, 2025, 06:27:20 IST

By Sumanti Sen

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Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was fired from her job as a prosecutor for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) on Wednesday, July 16, the Associated Press reported. Comey notably worked on the criminal cases against Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. She was among the team that brought sex trafficking charges against Epstein.

Maurene Comey arrives at the Federal courthouse during the Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial at U.S. court in Manhattan, in New York City, U.S., May 20, 2025. (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid) (REUTERS)

No specific reason for Comey’s firing has been cited. She has handled other high-profile cases, including the prosecution of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs.

Who is Maurene Comey’s husband?

Comey is married to Lucas Issacharoff, an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the civil rights division. In an X post after Comey’s firing, Laura Loomer took a victory lap, saying “he should be” fired too. In May, Loomer had urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to terminate Comey and Issacharoff.

In a post after Comey’s termination, Loomer wrote, “Today, the DOJ FIRED Maurene Comey from the United States Attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York. She is the daughter of former disgraced FBI Director James @Comey. This comes 2 months after my pressure campaign on Pam Blondi to fire Comey’s daughter and Comey’s son in law from the DOJ.”

Loomer added, “Maurene Comey’s husband is Lucas Issacharoff. As I previously reported, he works at the current Trump DOJ, despite a long history being a Trump hater. He is the Assistant U.S. Attorney in SDNY, working in the Civil Division since 2019. No word yet on whether or not he was also fired today, but he should be! +1 for Blondi today!”

Back in May, Loomer urged Bondi to fire the couple in a lengthy social media post. “Both Maurene Comey and Lucas Issacharoff need to be FIRED from the DOJ immediately. If Blondi refuses to fire them, she should RESIGN,” she wrote at the time.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sumanti Sen
Sumanti Sen covers everything that’s happening in the US, from politics to entertainment, but her expertise lies in covering crime news. She has comprehensively chronicled the Idaho student murders, the Laken Riley and Iryna Zarutska cases, and the killing of Charlie Kirk, among other incidents. Over the years, she has interviewed several victims/families of victims of crimes seeking justice. She digs up stories that might otherwise remain unheard, and does her bit to ensure that victims and survivors’ voices are heard. Sumanti’s many years of experience also include interviews with Hamas attack survivors and mental health experts, among others. Her coverage of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and interviews with survivors of the tragedy, coupled with her other works including the Titan submersible coverage, earned her the Digi Journo of the Quarter award during her first year at Hindustan Times. Sumanti actively tracks missing person cases in the United States, and peruses Reddit and other social media platforms to bring to light cases that frequently elude public attention. She has extensively covered the disappearances of Nancy Guthrie, Thomas Medlin, Beau Mann, and Sudiksha Konanki, among others. When not at work, you will either find her with her novels, or with her beloved rescue pooches.Read More

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