The Justice Department will seek to dismiss a lawsuit that former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey brought against it , arguing she didn't properly follow administrative complaint procedures before suing.

The government laid out its argument in court papers filed Monday prior to a Thursday hearing in Manhattan federal court.

Comey, a former federal prosecutor in New York who handled criminal cases against Sean "Diddy" Combs, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, sued the Trump administration in September over her firing in July, saying her ouster was "unlawful and unconstitutional." In their complaint , Comey's attorneys argued that her termination was "politically motivated" and an overreach of presidential authority.

Comey is the daughter of former FBI Director James Com

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