Legal Challenge Tests Trump’s Power to Install U.S. Attorneys Without Senate Confirmation
Trump’s strategy of circumventing Senate confirmation by installing acting or interim U.S. attorneys is being challenged in Seattle, where judge-appointed U.S. attorney Roger Rogoff has filed a federal suit seeking to be restored as interim U.S. attorney and to block his removal. The case argues such firings and appointing powers violate the Appointments Clause and federal law, potentially setting up a fast track to the 9th Circuit or Supreme Court and marking a broader confrontation over Trump’s control of U.S. attorney slots in blue states.