President Donald Trump dismissed Roger Rogoff less than an hour after federal judges in Washington state's Western District appointed him as U.S. attorney.
According to the report, the judges made the appointment after the interim tenure of First Assistant U.S. Attorney Neil Floyd expired and no Senate-confirmed successor had been nominated.
The report said the dismissal is part of a broader dispute over the appointment of federal prosecutors.
According to the report, Rogoff's legal team is preparing a lawsuit challenging the Justice Department's authority to remove a court-appointed prosecutor under the circumstances.
The report added that then-Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the action by arguing that the Constitution grants the president, rather than the courts, the authority to select U.S. attorneys.
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