Judge reinstates Washington state US attorney fired by Trump

A federal judge has ordered the immediate reinstatement of Roger Rogoff, the US attorney for Western Washington. President Donald Trump fired Rogoff in July, but US District Judge Stanley Bastian ruled that the President could not dismiss a US attorney appointed by district judges. Judge Bastian, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, granted a preliminary injunction to restore Rogoff to his position as the top federal prosecutor in Seattle following the court appointment.