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Trump administration fires US attorney minutes after his appointment — 12:00 a.m.
By New York Times
The Trump administration fired a federal prosecutor on Wednesday, less than an hour after he was appointed to lead the U.S. attorney’s office in Seattle, a move that sets the stage for a likely legal battle.
Federal judges in the Western District of Washington had unanimously appointed Roger Rogoff to be the Justice Department’s top official there, filling a vacancy that the president has never addressed. But the Trump administration has largely defied attempts by federal judges to fill vacancies, leading to Rogoff’s swift dismissal, via email, after 54 minutes.
Unlike in similar Trump administration firings, Rogoff has retained an employment law firm and is weighing a legal fight over his dismissal.
Such a challenge would almost certainly entail a lengthy, difficult court battle and raise the extraordinary prospect that a U.S. attorney could operate quasi-independently of the Trump administration. It could also mean that Charles Neil Floyd, the first assistant U.S. attorney who has been the Trump administration’s pick to lead the office, could eventually have to answer to Rogoff.
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Trump administration fires US attorney minutes after his appointment — 6:47 p.m.
By Globe Staff
A federal court judge denied the Trump administration’s attempts to resume policies that halted asylum, work permits, and citizenship proceedings for people from 39 African, Asian, Latin American, and Middle Eastern countries.
US District Court Judge John J. McConnell Jr. was immediately skeptical of the arguments made by Justice Department lawyer Tyler Becker during Wednesday’s hearing that the policies were lawful and necessary for “national security.”
McConnell had struck down those policies in early June, finding they were unlawful and “arbitrary and capricious.” The Trump administration appealed and asked McConnell to stay his order during the appeal process, saying there would otherwise be “irreparable harm.”
McConnell was unconvinced. In his 28-page opinion issued hours after the hearing, the judge made clear who he thought suffered irreparable harm.
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