DOJ Fires Prosecutor Who Refused To Lead Case Against Comey: ReportsPresident Donald Trump's Justice Department has fired the federal prosecutor who refused to lead the DOJ's attempt to re-indict former FBI director James Comey, The New York Times and MS NOW reported Monday.Sources told the outlets that the prosecutor, Robert McBride of the U.S. attorney’s office for the Eastern District of Virginia, was fired after he told DOJ officials he could not take on the case against Comey, whom Trump has long harbored animosity toward, while simultaneously running the office.A separate source told the Times that McBride was fired because he'd secretly taken meetings with judges and had pushed back against pursuing some immigration cases.McBride's reported firing adds to the chaos at the U.S. attorney’s office for the Eastern District of Virginia. In November, a judge ruled that Lindsey Halligan, the insurance lawyer Trump tapped to the run the office, was not awfully appointed, forcing the dismissal of her cases against Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.See All UpdatesClose