Judge reinstates Seattle U.S. attorney, ruling president cannot fire court-appointed prosecutors
A federal judge has blocked President Trump's attempt to fire Roger Rogoff, the court-appointed U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington. Judge Stanley Bastian ruled that the president cannot unilaterally remove a prosecutor appointed by a district court, ordering Rogoff's immediate reinstatement and stripping authority from the administration's interim appointee, Charles Neil Floyd. The Justice Department has signaled it will appeal the decision.
