To succeed in overthrowing a political system, every tyrant needs a submissive public.

NEW YORK — One day after being fired by the Justice Department, Maurene Comey told her former colleagues that “fear is the tool of a tyrant,” appearing to take aim at the upper ranks of DOJ ...

Maurene Comey, fired by Trump DOJ, says ‘fear is the tool of the tyrant’ in memo to her former colleagues By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN 2 min read Updated 1:34 PM EDT, Thu July 17, 2025 ...

Fear is the tool of a tyrant, wielded to suppress independent thought.” If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.

Maurene Comey told colleagues in a farewell email that she was fired as a federal prosecutor without being told a reason but urged them not to succumb to the "fear" she said her termination could ...

We're just a few months into US president Donald Trump's second term but his rule has already been repeatedly compared to tyranny.

"Fear is the tool of a tyrant," she wrote. President Donald Trump has long considered Comey's father, former FBI Director James Comey, an enemy.

Fear is the tool of a tyrant, wielded to suppress independent thought." “Instead of fear,” she added, “let this moment fuel the fire that already burns at the heart of this place.

Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey who as a federal prosecutor in Manhattan worked on cases against Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jeffrey Epstein, has told colleagues in a ...

Fear is the tool of a tyrant, wielded to suppress independent thought." “Instead of fear,” she added, “let this moment fuel the fire that already burns at the heart of this place.

Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey who was a federal prosecutor in Manhattan, has told colleagues in a note that “fear is the tool of a tyrant” and that her firing ...