July 17th, 2026 - 09:33 GMT
ALBAWABA — U.S. President Donald Trump fired a freshly appointed federal prosecutor in Washington state less than an hour after he took office, opening a new legal dispute over the extent of presidential power to remove court-assigned prosecutors. Former judge and veteran federal prosecutor Roger Rogoff was unanimously chosen by U.S. District Court judges in the Western District of Washington to lead the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Seattle once a ...
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