Maurene Comey, the Manhattan sex crimes prosecutor fired by Donald Trump’s Justice Department — who went further than any of her peers in holding notorious sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein and his convicted madame Ghislaine Maxwell to account — warned her longtime colleagues Thursday of a dark new era in which “fear is the tool of a tyrant.”

President Donald Trump will not recommend a special counsel in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, a White House spokeswoman said Thursday, turning aside calls for further action in an inquiry that has roiled the Justice Department and angered supporters who had been expecting a treasure trove of documents from the case.

Sen. Ron Wyden has spent the past three years investigating the financial machinery behind Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation.

Some Republicans have called for the appointment of a special counsel, as MAGA allies have raged over the handling of the Epstein investigation.

Some of Trump's most prominent supporters had promoted the idea of Trump naming a special counsel to review the case.