Key facts
- A federal judge ordered the reinstatement of Roger Rogoff as a court-appointed federal prosecutor in Seattle.
- Chief Judge Stanley Bastian ruled that the president cannot unilaterally fire a United States attorney appointed by the district court.
- Rogoff was dismissed less than an hour after his appointment as U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington.
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate Roger Rogoff, a court-appointed federal prosecutor in Seattle. Chief Judge Stanley Bastian ruled preliminarily for Rogoff in a lawsuit he filed after his dismissal as the court-appointed U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington. The dismissal occurred less than an hour after Rogoff's appointment. Bastian ruled that the president cannot unilaterally fire a United States attorney appointed by the district court.