A federal court has intervened to prevent the Trump administration from permanently removing the top federal prosecutor for Western Washington. The Justice Department is now required to provisionally reinstate Roger Rogoff, who was judicially appointed to the post in Seattle and subsequently fired less than an hour after he was sworn in.

The ruling comes during a wider dispute over the president's authority to replace appointed prosecutorial officials with personal loyalists. Senator Patty Murray characterized the decision as a win for democracy, while Richard Grenell responded to the development by arguing that the "Blue Slip" process for nominations is undemocratic and should be abolished.