US President Donald Trump has dismissed Roger Rogoff as the federal prosecutor for the Western District of Washington, less than an hour after federal judges unanimously appointed him to the role.
The move, reported by Euronews Albania, marks a sharp escalation in the administration's confrontation with the judicial branch.
Rogoff was named to the position by a panel of federal judges, a process intended to ensure the independence of the office.
Trump's immediate reversal of that appointment signals a direct challenge to the traditional separation of powers between the executive and judicial branches.
The speed of the dismissal—occurring within the same day as the appointment—has drawn immediate scrutiny from legal observers.
This incident follows a pattern of aggressive actions by the Trump administration against independent oversight bodies.