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Cohen examines what Comey's reinstatement means for Epstein testimony

Glenn Kirschner explains the reported court order and why a prosecutor's employment status does not remove the duty to answer a congressional subpoena.

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Trump’s DOJ gets BRUTAL Epstein UPDATE

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2:00Kirschner says a judge ordered Comey's reinstatement with back pay after finding statutory and due process violations.
4:29Cohen asks whether reinstatement changes Comey's ability to speak publicly or testify about the Epstein cases.
5:37Kirschner says subpoenaed testimony must be truthful regardless of employment status, subject to grand jury secrecy rules.
10:31Kirschner distinguishes senior appointees from civil service employees whose statutory employment protections the trial court upheld.

Returning to the Justice Department and testifying before Congress are separate questions. That is the central distinction Glenn Kirschner draws in Brian Tyler Cohen's Legal Breakdown episode about federal prosecutor Maurene Comey's court victory.

Kirschner, a former federal prosecutor, says a federal judge found that the Justice Department violated the Civil Service Reform Act and Comey's constitutional due process rights when it fired her. He explains that the judge ordered her reinstated with back pay.

The title, "Trump's DOJ gets BRUTAL Epstein UPDATE," points toward the Epstein cases. But the development discussed here is an employment ruling, not the release of investigative files. Cohen asks what reinstatement would mean for Comey's ability to speak publicly or answer questions from Congress about those cases.

Kirschner's answer is that she must testify truthfully if subpoenaed, whether she returns to the department or stays in private practice. Grand jury secrecy rules would still constrain what she could disclose. "If she's subpoenaed, she has to testify truthfully," he says.

Cohen then broadens the question: could the ruling matter for other federal employees dismissed by Donald Trump? Kirschner distinguishes senior presidential appointees from civil service employees with statutory protections, explaining that the trial court upheld those protections in Comey's case. His argument is about limits on presidential removal power, not a blanket promise that every dismissed employee will get the same result.

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