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A federal judge signaled the DOJ may be right that Maurene Comey’s wrongful termination claims should go to an administrative board, not federal court.

Comey, a highly regarded prosecutor, alleges her July firing was retaliation for her father, ex-FBI Director James Comey, being a Trump critic.

Her lawyers argue she should be allowed to pursue the case in federal court if Trump or Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi directly ordered her dismissal.

NEW YORK — A federal judge signaled Thursday that the U.S. Justice Department might be right in its argument that fired prosecutor Maurene Comey’s wrongfully termination claims don’t belong in court just yet.

Judge Jesse M. Furman in Manhattan decli

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