【新闻趣报】美国司法部上演"父债女偿"大戏——曾起诉爱泼斯坦和Diddy的检察官莫琳·科米突遭解雇，这位前FBI局长之女临走前给同事群发"正义宣言"，暗讽司法部已成"暴君玩物"。而特朗普正忙着在社交平台痛骂"愚蠢的共和党人"，因为他的铁杆粉丝们居然怀疑他隐瞒爱泼斯坦客户名单！（此刻被炒的检察官们大概在唱："爸爸的错，为何要我背锅？"）
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**Prosecutor in Diddy and Epstein cases fired by US justice department**
美国司法部解雇参与Diddy和爱泼斯坦案件的检察官
**8 hours ago Share Save Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu BBC News, Washington DC Share Save**
8小时前 夸西·吉亚姆菲·阿西杜 BBC新闻 华盛顿报道
**Reuters Maurene Comey worked at the US attorney's office for the Southern District of New York since 2015**
路透社 莫琳·科米自2015年起任职纽约南区联邦检察官办公室
**The US Department of Justice has fired a federal prosecutor who worked on the cases against sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, and hip hop mogul Sean"Diddy" Combs. It is not clear why Maurene Comey was removed from her job at the Southern District of New York. But a day after she was fired, Comey told former colleagues that"fear is the tool of a tyrant, wielded to supress independent thought". She is the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, who was fired by President Donald Trump in 2017. The justice department has been firing lawyers who worked on cases that angered the president, including a special prosecutor investigation of Trump.**
美国司法部解雇了曾参与起诉性犯罪者杰弗里·爱泼斯坦、其同伙吉丝兰·麦克斯韦尔及嘻哈大亨肖恩"Diddy"库姆斯的联邦检察官。尚不清楚莫琳·科米被撤职的具体原因。但遭解雇次日，科米告知前同事"恐惧是暴君的工具，用以压制独立思考"。她是前FBI局长詹姆斯·科米之女，其父2017年被特朗普解雇。司法部近期持续解雇参与令总统不悦案件的律师，包括调查特朗普的特别检察官。
**Ms Comey - who had been a trial lawyer at the high-profile justice department office in Manhattan since 2015 - was given no explanation for her firing, US media report."If a career prosecutor can be fired without reason, fear may seep into the decisions of those who remain. Do not let that happen," according to a copy of a message she sent to former colleagues, first reported by Politico."Instead of fear, let this moment fuel the fire that already burns at the heart of this place," Ms Comey added."A fire of righteous indignation at abuses of power. Of commitment to seek justice for victims. Of dedication to truth above all else." Her exit comes as Trump and the justice department's leader, Attorney General Pam Bondi, face backlash over the administration's handling of files relating to Epstein.**
美媒报道，自2015年起在曼哈顿知名司法部门担任庭审律师的科米未获解雇解释。据Politico最先获得的群发信息副本，她写道："若职业检察官可无故被炒，恐惧将侵蚀留任者的决策。切勿让此发生。""让此刻点燃此地本有的烈火——对滥权之怒、为受害者求正义之志、真相至上之心。"科米离职之际，特朗普与司法部长帕姆·邦迪正因政府处理爱泼斯坦文件面临指责。
**Trump's Epstein strategy could pit him against loyal supporters Epstein, the well-connected convicted paedophile, died by suicide in a New York jail while awaiting trial in 2019. Bondi appeared to indicate in February she would release Epstein's client list, before saying last week there was no"incriminating list" and no further files would be disclosed. On Wednesday, Trump fired off his strongest rebuke yet on social media at supporters who claim there has been a cover-up on Epstein, labelling them"weaklings" and saying he did not want their backing anymore.**
特朗普的爱泼斯坦策略或致其与铁杆支持者对立。这名被判有罪的恋童癖者2019年在纽约候审期间自杀。邦迪2月曾暗示将公布爱泼斯坦客户名单，上周却改口称不存在"定罪名单"且不会披露更多文件。周三特朗普在社媒痛斥质疑隐瞒的爱泼斯坦支持者为"懦夫"，宣称不再需要其支持。
**Watch: Trump calls out"stupid Republicans" in Jeffrey Epstein files saga**
视频：特朗普在爱泼斯坦文件风波中怒斥"愚蠢的共和党人"
**Ms Comey's firing comes after her prosecution team failed in their bid to convict Sean Combs on the most serious charges he faced of racketeering and sex-trafficking. The rapper was found guilty this month of lesser counts. According to ABC News, Trump has privately expressed displeasure about having a Comey work in his administration. Her father, James Comey, was recently interviewed by the US Secret Service after posting - then deleting - a seashell photo on Instagram that federal officials alleged was a call for violence against Trump. Earlier this month it was reported that the justice department had launched an investigation into the former FBI director. Prosecutors were said to be examining Comey's statements to Congress over an inquiry into alleged Russian attempts to influence the 2016 White House election. That probe failed to find Trump had criminally conspired with the Kremlin. The BBC has contacted the justice department for comment. The agency has been purging officials since the Republican president returned to office in January. Last week Bondi fired at least 20 staff who had roles in Special Counsel Jack Smith's twin investigations into Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 presidential election defeat and the alleged mishandling of classified documents found at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. A number of prosecutors who charged participants in the US Capitol riot, when Trump supporters stormed Congress, have also been sacked.**
科米被解雇前，其团队未能以最严重的敲诈勒索和性交易罪名起诉肖恩·库姆斯成功。这位说唱歌手本月仅被裁定较轻罪名成立。据ABC新闻，特朗普曾私下对科米家族成员在其政府任职表示不满。其父詹姆斯·科米近期因在Ins发布又删除贝壳照被特勤局问询，联邦官员称该照片煽动对特朗普实施暴力。本月稍早，司法部被曝已对这位前FBI局长展开调查，检方正审查其就"俄罗斯干预2016大选"调查向国会所作陈述，该调查未发现特朗普与克里姆林宫存在犯罪共谋。BBC已联系司法部置评。自共和党总统1月重返白宫，该部门持续清洗官员。上周邦迪解雇至少20名参与特别检察官杰克·史密斯双重调查（特朗普试图推翻2020大选结果及海湖庄园机密文件处理不当）的职员。多名起诉国会骚乱参与者的检察官亦遭解雇。
（翻译策略说明：1. 保留"Politico"等媒体原名；2."weaklings"译为"懦夫"体现特朗普语言风格；3. 法律术语如"racketeering"准确译为"敲诈勒索"；4. 机构名称如"US Secret Service"采用官方译名"特勤局"；5. 政治敏感表述如"purge"译为中性词"清洗"）
