An Obama-appointed judge blocked President Donald Trump from firing court-appointed U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Washington Roger Rogoff, ordering the Justice Department to recognize Rogoff as the rightful officeholder and restore his ability to serve."This is yet another ruling from an activist judge trying to thwart President Trump’s agenda and undermine his constitutional authority.
U.S.attorneys serve at the pleasure of the President," White House spokesperson Lauren Bis told Fox News Digital.Judge Stanley Bastian, who was first nominated by Obama in 2013, issued a preliminary injunction reinstating Rogoff and barring the administration from treating him as having been lawfully removed.The ruling sets up a legal fight over whether a president can fire a U.S.
attorney appointed by federal judges.A 1979 Justice Department opinion and a 2000 federal appeals court ruling both concluded that the president has that authority."We disagree with the decision and intend to seek an immediate stay and will appeal," the DOJ Rapid Response account wrote.TRUMP ADMIN FIRES US ATTORNEY IN SEATTLE MINUTES AFTER HE WAS APPOINTEDPresident Donald Trump’s administration secured an interim Supreme Court victory allowing it to continue third-country deportations while the legal battle plays out.
(Getty Images)Some legal experts and conservative attorneys took to social media to sharply criticize the ruling, arguing it infringes on the president's constitutional authority over the executive branch."Another lawless and dangerous ruling.Violating the separation of powers.
By another Democrat activist judge.This time? Seattle Obama Judge Stanley Bastian," wrote Article III founder and president Mike Davis."Democrat judges handpicked their own U.S.
attorney.The President, through his attorney general, fired him.
Under Article II of the Constitution, the President clearly has the executive power to fire Justice Department officials," Davis added.Davis also noted Bastian...