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Roger Rogoff Files Suit Challenging Trump’s Power to Fire Him
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Roger Rogoff, a U.S. attorney in Washington State, has filed a lawsuit challenging his abrupt firing by the Trump administration, arguing that the president lacks authority to terminate judicially appointed U.S. attorneys.
- Rogoff was appointed by a panel of district court judges after the position had been vacant for months, but was dismissed less than an hour after his appointment, reflecting the administration's resistance to judicial appointments without Justice Department consultation.
- This lawsuit marks the first legal challenge by a judicially appointed U.S. attorney against the federal government following dismissal by the Justice Department.
- U.S. attorneys can be appointed either by presidential nomination with Senate confirmation or by judges when no Senate-confirmed attorney is in place; the Trump administration has largely avoided permanent appointments to maintain tighter control over the Justice Department.
