At 7:40 a.m. Wednesday, federal judges in the Western District of Washington swore in former King County Superior Court judge and federal prosecutor Roger Rogoff as their pick for U.S. attorney.
Fifty-four minutes later, President Donald Trump fired him.
Rogoff, who recently resigned as director of the state office of independent investigations, formed to investigate police killings, is now the rope in a tug-of-war with the Trump administration. The district’s 17 sitting federal judges began looking for a replacement for Neil Floyd in January after the president failed to formally nominate him, instead appointing Floyd as interim and later as a “first assistant” U.S. attorney in order to sidestep the nomination process.
Rogoff said he was waiting in the lobby of the U.S. District Courthouse downtown to meet with Floyd, and presumably take Floyd’s office, when he got an email saying he’d been fired.
“We are working on legal action right now,” Rogoff said. “The rule of law requires that prosecutorial decisions remain free from political interference, and that lawful judicial appointments be respected. I remain grateful for the confidence placed in me and proud of the career professionals who continue to serve the people of Western Washington.”
Rogoff’s firing sets up a legal battle over a federal statute that gives a district’s federal judges authority to appoint a U.S. attorney if there is no formal nomination or Senate hearing.
Are you just throwing a fit because we actually made headway in stopping the funding of Israel today?
Why would that upset me? Death to Israel.
You’re clearly very upset here despite us Americans pushing back against our fascist government. Maybe a little nap will help?
What have you done to push back, lmfao?
Read the news, why don’t you?
So, nothing. That’s what I thought, lol.
You ain’t voting your way out of this one, champ. Remember when he lost last time and tried to coup your government? It won’t be as half asssed next time. Hope you’re ready!
What happened here can happen to you, too. Don’t feel so safe, fascism is on the rise globally. What will you do when the fascists come knocking?
More than the Americans.
Ah, so you’ll continue being terminally online when fascism comes to you, got it! You have no ideas, just want to feel like you’re better than someone else.
There’s almost 350 million people here. You have no idea what even half of us are doing.
Buckle up, buckaroo.
I’ve been buckled in since Trump 1.
Hope you’re working on either getting the fuck out of America, or working on your cardio and marksmanship for when the shit pops off.
How’s yelling at random people on the internet working? We all know that’s the true measure of rebellion after all.