Maurene Comey, the daughter of ex-FBI Director James Comey, was fired in July from the job she held for nearly a decade as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Justice Department's Southern District of New York.

On Monday, Comey filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, which claimed her termination was "unlawful and unconstitutional," according to The Hill.

The lawsuit further alleged that the only apparent reasons for her being fired were President Donald Trump's long-running feud against her father, who was similarly fired in the first year of Trump's first term, and the perception that she is politically affiliated and aligned with the Democratic Party.

Lawsuit filed

In the 39-page complaint filed on Monday, Maurene Comey claimed that she was nothing less than an " exemplary, dedicated, and highly decorated public servant" who'd been highly successful for nearly a decade at prosecuting various crimes and public corruption.

She asserted that she'd been "abruptly" fired on July 16, "without cause, without advance notice, and without any opportunity to contest it," which she viewed as a violation of the statutory protections for federal prosecutors within the Civil Service Reform Act.

"Defendants have not provided any explanation whatsoever for terminating Ms. Comey. In truth, there is no legitimate explanation," the filing stated. "Rather, Defendants fired Ms. Comey solely or substantially because her father is former FBI Director James B. Comey, or because of her perceived political affiliation and beliefs, or both."

Comey further insisted that her "politically motivated termination," justified at the time under the broad auspices of Article II of the U.S. Constitution, "upends bedrock principles of our democracy and justice system," and violated not just the CSRA but also the fundamental notion of a separation of powers as well as her protections under the First and Fourth Amendments.

In the end, she is demanding a jury trial, after which she expects there to be public declarations of multiple assorted violations by the Trump administration, reinstatement to her prior position, protection against any further adverse actions, and an award of backpay and legal fees.

Fired prosecutor issued defiant memo to colleagues

Just one day after Maurene Comey was fired, the Associated Press reported that it had obtained a defiant memo she'd authored and sent to her colleagues in the DOJ's SDNY office, which clearly seemed intended to stir up dissension in the ranks against President Trump, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and other senior administration officials.

"If a career prosecutor can be fired without reason, fear may seep into the decisions of those who remain," Comey wrote. "Do not let that happen. Fear is the tool of a tyrant, wielded to suppress independent thought."

"Instead of fear, let this moment fuel the fire that already burns at the heart of this place," she added. "A fire of righteous indignation at abuses of power. Of commitment to seek justice for victims. Of dedication to truth above all else."

Years-long feud

The referenced feud between President Trump and ex-Director Comey dates back to the beginning of Trump's first term, when Comey was fired by Trump just months after he took office, almost certainly after Trump became aware that Comey was a key player in the baseless "Russia" investigations launched against him and his campaign.

Since that time, Comey has been a sharply outspoken critic against the president, which has included leaking sensitive internal memos to the media and publishing a book that compared Trump to a mafia don, according to the AP, while Trump has made it no secret how much he reviles the former director and believes he is incompetent and disloyal to his country and government.

It doesn't appear that the DOJ or the White House have commented yet or responded to the lawsuit filed by Maurene Comey.