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US Attorney in Washington State Appointed by Judge Fired, Blanche Says

| July 16, 2026 |~1 min read |national |Source: www.theepochtimes.com
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the firing of a newly appointed interim U.S. attorney, Roger Rogoff, in western Washington state on Wednesday. In a statement posted on X, Blanche wrote that “district court judges can appoint a temporary U.S. Attorney, and POTUS can fire them. … Roger Rogoff has been fired by the President.” Judges in the Western District of Washington, he added, “abandoned the time-honored process of consultation with the administration so that the selected U.S. attorney is qualified to serve in the administration.” Blanche’s announcement came shortly after judges in the district issued an order that appointed Rogoff as U.S. attorney “with immediate effect” on Wednesday....

Originally published at www.theepochtimes.com
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