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Trump-fired US attorney launches unprecedented court fight after just 54 minutes on the job

The Trump administration fired a newly sworn-in U.S. attorney just 54 minutes into his tenure.Now, in what is believed to be the first lawsuit of its kind, he is fighting back.Roger Rogoff was appointed to serve as the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington last week after a panel of district court judges, among them Democratic and Republican appointees, unanimously decided that he should fill the vacant role. The Trump administration fired him just 54 minutes after he was sworn in, prompting Rogoff to file a lawsuit alleging that the Trump administration lacked the authority to...