Obama-appointed judge restores Seattle US attorney Trump fired
A federal judge reinstated Roger Rogoff as the top federal prosecutor in Seattle, ruling that President Donald Trump coudl not dismiss a U.S. attorney who was appointed shortly before the dismissal attempt. U.S. District Judge Stanley Bastian, an Obama appointee, granted Rogoff a preliminary injunction, preventing the Trump governance from blocking his access too the U.S. attorney’s resources in the Western District of Washington.
A federal judge restored Roger Rogoff as the top federal prosecutor in Seattle on Thursday, ruling that President Donald Trump could not fire a U.S. attorney whom district judges had appointed less than an hour earlier.
U.S. District Judge Stanley Bastian, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, granted Rogoff a preliminary injunction and ordered the Trump administration not to obstruct his access to the resources of the U.S. attorney’s office for the Western District of Washington.
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