{"id":2631327,"date":"2026-07-17T17:51:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T21:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-against-trumps-firing-of-fema-cfo\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T17:52:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T21:52:33","slug":"judge-rules-against-trumps-firing-of-fema-cfo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-against-trumps-firing-of-fema-cfo\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge rules against Trump&#8217;s firing of FEMA CFO"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudge-rules-against-trumps-firing-of-fema-cfo%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2631327&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A federal judge ruled that the Trump managementS termination of FEMA Chief Financial Officer Mary Comans was illegal. Comans was fired last year over her approval of grant funding for migrant hotels in New York City.She sued the Trump administration in March 2025, claiming her dismissal was unlawful and lacked due process. U.S. District Judge Michael S.Nachmanoff, appointed by President Biden, sided with her, emphasizing that the Supreme Court has established that the president does not have unlimited authority to remove inferior officers without proper procedures. Comans&#8217;s lawyer celebrated the ruling, which included ordering a \u201cname-clearing\u201d hearing, though it did not reinstate her to her position. the case highlights legal limits on presidential power concerning employment and due process rights. The Department of Homeland Security had previously dismissed her along with three other employees over their involvement in grant payments for migrant housing in luxury hotels, a move she contended was retaliatory. The judge\u2019s decision marks a significant legal precedent regarding presidential authority and employment protections within federal agencies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A federal judge ruled on Friday that the Trump administration illegally fired former <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fema\/\">Federal Emergency Management Agency<\/a> Chief Financial Officer Mary Comans last year when the agency <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3316590\/dhs-fires-four-fema-employees-nyc-59-million-migrant-hotels\/\">terminated her employment <\/a>over her approval of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3316590\/dhs-fires-four-fema-employees-nyc-59-million-migrant-hotels\/\">grant funding for migrant hotels<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comans <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3341096\/fired-fema-official-sues-homeland-security-new-york-migrant-payments\/\">sued the Trump administration<\/a> in March 2025, arguing that she was \u201cunlawfully terminated\u201d from her role without due process or the opportunity to \u201cappropriately respond\u201d to her termination. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, sided with Comans.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4653767\/judge-rules-against-trump-firing-fema-cfo\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Judge rules against Trump\u2019s firing of FEMA CFO<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4653620\/new-jersey-assault-weapon-ban-unconstitutional\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Court declares New Jersey \u2018assault weapons\u2019 ban unconstitutional<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4653131\/appeals-court-hearing-date-dismissal-james-comey-letitia-james-cases\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Appeals court sets September hearing over dismissal of James Comey and Letitia James cases<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nachmanoff said the Supreme Court has set a precedent that \u201cthe president does not have plenary power to remove inferior officers\u201d in his ruling, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/07\/17\/trump-fema-firing\">according<\/a> to <em>Politico<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comans\u2019s lawyer in the case, Mark Zaid, celebrated Nachmanoff\u2019s ruling on X, noting that the judge ordered a \u201cname-clearing\u201d hearing for the former FEMA official. The judge did not, however, order that Comans be restored to her position or the agency, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIncredible win just now before EDVA in lawsuit against President Trump for former FEMA CFO Mary Comans. 1st case deciding no Article II authority to terminate officers w\/o due process,\u201d Zaid <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MarkSZaidEsq\/status\/2078149568835813560?s=20\">posted<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for comment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DHS officials fired Comans from FEMA as part of a sweep of four employees they said were <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3316590\/dhs-fires-four-fema-employees-nyc-59-million-migrant-hotels\/\">connected to the approval of $59 million<\/a> in grant money sent to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"286\">New York City<\/a> to help cover the costs of housing illegal immigrants in luxury hotels in Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEffective immediately, FEMA is terminating the employment of four individuals for circumventing leadership to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-fema-just-defied-trump-sent-59-million-to-nyc-for-luxury-hotels-for-illegals\/\" title=\"Elon: ... Just Defied Trump, Sent  Million to NYC for ... for ...s\">unilaterally make egregious payments<\/a> for luxury NYC hotels for migrants,\u201d former DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3316590\/dhs-fires-four-fema-employees-nyc-59-million-migrant-hotels\/\">statement<\/a> to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> at the time. \u201cFirings include FEMA\u2019s Chief Financial Officer, two program analysts, and a grant specialist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Comans filed the lawsuit, she alleged in an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3341096\/fired-fema-official-sues-homeland-security-new-york-migrant-payments\/\">interview<\/a> with CBS News that she was terminated \u201cillegally \u2026 for doing exactly what I was directed to do by the Trump political appointees at the Department of Homeland Security and at the DOGE.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4653520\/abigail-spanberger-six-month-approval-rating\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4653520\">ABIGAIL SPANBERGER DEFENDS RECORD AT SIX-MONTH MARK WITH APPROVAL RATING UNDERWATER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She said in the interview that after she approved the funds, she saw a social media post from then-Department of Government Efficiency head Elon Musk ridiculing the payment as a violation of the law, so she reversed the grant payments. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3341096\/fired-fema-official-sues-homeland-security-new-york-migrant-payments\/\">Comans alleged <\/a>that despite being assured by management her job was safe, she was fired the next day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to <em>Politico<\/em>, the format for Comans\u2019s \u201cname-clearing\u201d hearing has not yet been decided.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Judge rules Trump illegally fired FEMA CFO Comans in 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