The U.S. Department of Justice has fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey and a federal prosecutor who worked on cases against Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jeffrey Epstein.

The reason for her firing remains unclear. Maurene Comey, an assistant U.S. attorney in the southern district of New York, most recently led the prosecution of Sean “Diddy” Combs. The rapper was convicted of a prostitution-related charge this month but acquitted of more serious charges. Maurene Comey had previously prosecuted Ghislaine Maxwell, the former associate of Epstein who helped the financier run his child sex trafficking ring.

Her father, James Comey, appointed by President Barack Obama, was the FBI director when Trump took office in 2017. Trump fired James Comey in May 2017, and the FBI has recently launched a criminal investigation into the bureau’s former director for potential wrongdoing including false statements to Congress during the Trump-Russia collusion investigation.

National Review has reached out to the Department of Justice and the White House for more information.

Backlash about the handling of the Epstein case has roiled the GOP base in recent weeks after the Department of Justice and the FBI released an unsigned memo announcing Epstein committed suicide while awaiting trial for federal sex trafficking charges in 2019 and did not have a client list.

“This systematic review revealed no incriminating ‘client list,’” the joint memo read. “There was also no credible evidence found that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals as part of his actions. We did not uncover evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties.”

Attorney General Pam Bondi had previously said the Epstein list was on her desk for review, and President Donald Trump had promised to make the information public.

Several Republican lawmakers have joined their Democrat colleagues in calling for full transparency on the case. Representatives Thomas Massie, Lauren Boebert, Jeff Van Drew, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Eric Burlison, and Tim Burchett have cosigned a measure directing the Department of Justice to release all unclassified materials on the sex predator. Meanwhile, the president has lashed out on social media against those who question the official pronouncement on the case, saying he no longer wants their support.