The president has every right to fire a judicially appointed U.S. attorney — that's settled law. AG Todd Blanche made it clear that while district court judges can appoint a temporary U.S. attorney, the president retains full authority to remove them. The Western Washington judges skipped the time-honored consultation process, so Rogoff's firing was the only appropriate response.
Roger Rogoff was legally appointed under constitutional law, yet fired within an hour — not for lacking qualifications, but for refusing to be a regime loyalist. The Trump administration never even submitted confirmation paperwork for its own pick, leaving the office in legal limbo and putting federal prosecutions at risk. The judiciary stepped in precisely because the executive branch abandoned the advice-and-consent process entirely.
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