Lawsuit Tests Presidential Authority Over Judicially Appointed U.S. Attorneys
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A Washington state U.S. attorney fired by the Trump administration filed a lawsuit challenging the president’s power to terminate a judicially appointed U.S. attorney without Senate-confirmed replacement, marking the first legal challenge to the DOJ’s control over top prosecutors amid ongoing disputes over judicial appointments.
Topics:nation#judicial-appointment#rogoff#senate-confirmation#trump-administration#us-attorney#us-politics
- U.S. Attorney Chosen by Judges Challenges Trump’s Power to Fire Him The New York Times
- U.S. Attorney fired by Trump less than an hour after getting the job files lawsuit MS NOW
- Trump immediately fires the new court-appointed top prosecutor in Seattle CNN
- WA U.S. attorney appointee says his firing by Trump was illegal The Seattle Times
- He was sworn in as U.S. attorney before 8 a.m. Trump fired him within an hour. The Washington Post
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