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Court-appointed Seattle U.S. attorney sued after Trump fired him
Roger Rogoff says his removal less than an hour after being sworn in violated the court's appointment authority and Senate-confirmation safeguards, putting Justice Department control of federal prosecutor posts before a federal court.
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