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Judge Appoints U.S. Attorney Fired by Trump | Dayton News
A federal judge in Seattle appointed Roger Rogoff as U.S. attorney — a move that felt official until President Trump fired him less than an hour later via a direct email. Rogoff, a seasoned prosecutor and former judge, wasn’t surprised — he’d been ignored for two weeks by the administration after his appointment. The DOJ cited Deputy AG Todd Blanche’s X post, which claimed district judges overstepped by skipping administration consultation, and noted Trump’s constitutional power to remove temporary U.S. attorneys. Rogoff challenged the legality, arguing that firing someone appointed…
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