The White House has found a novel way to ensure Donald Trump’s nominees ascend to power.

Federal judges in the Western District of Washington swore in former King County Superior Court Judge Roger Rogoff as U.S. attorney Wednesday morning. Within 54 minutes, Trump fired him.

The district’s 17 federal judges have been trying to find a replacement for Seattle’s First Assistant U.S. Attorney Neil Floyd, after Trump failed to formally nominate him. Floyd was appointed in October, though his name was never officially advanced to the Senate for consideration.

Federal law grants a district’s judges the power to appoint a U.S. attorney if the president and the acting attorney general fail to do so within 120 days, subsequently stonewalling the procedural Senate hearings.

    • blueworld@piefed.worldEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Not without waiting the 120 days, or that’s how I’m understanding this game. And if they did, the Administration would probably do the same. It a technically correct method that skirts the spirit of the law.

      They’ve been doing this with US Attorneys in several states, to get what they want. They did the same with Tessa Gormon in the same district, and Donald Kinsella in NY.

      This is a good topic for LegalEagle or lawfaremedia.org or similar, so watch for something soon.

      • luciferofastora@feddit.org
        7·
        2 days ago

        It a technically correct method that skirts the spirit of the law.

        Better than the methods that piss on the spirit of the law, but aren’t held accountable, whether or not they are technically correct.

        But yeah, obviously not an ideal situation. Maybe worth it as a form of protest though?