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Judge blocks Trump's firing of top federal prosecutor in Seattle and restores him as U.S. attorney

Attorney General Todd Blanche announced in July that President Trump had fired Roger Rogoff as the U.S. attorney in Seattle, less than an hour after he was sworn into the post.

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