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POLITICSJul 16 · 02:00 UTCWTOP DCWTOP Staff

Trump immediately fires the new court-appointed top prosecutor in Seattle

President Donald Trump fired Roger Rogoff, the new U.S. attorney in Seattle, less than an hour after federal judges in the district unanimously appointed him. The Trump administration claimed the president has authority to remove court-appointed prosecutors, while critics argued the firing disregarded a legal process involving judicial selection.

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