New Delhi, July 18 -- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt declined to answer direct questions about the sudden firing of Maurene Comey, the federal prosecutor who handled key cases involving Jeffrey Epstein and Sean "Diddy" Combs.

The decision to remove Maurene Comey came from the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.

Leavitt said it was DOJ's decision, deflecting further questions about whether the White House was involved or if President Donald Trump had signed off on the firing. "Please direct all questions to the DOJ."

Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI Director James Comey - a long-time Trump adversary - issued a statement following her dismissal.

"If a career prosecutor can be fired without reas...