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In Rush to Track Down Air Force One Leaks, DOJ Reversed Its Own Process

A judge’s remarks on subpoenas to reporters cast attention on two administration officials under consideration for powerful cabinet posts, Todd Blanche and Jay Clayton.

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Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, at his confirmation hearing to be director of national intelligence earlier this month.
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Roger Rogoff Files Suit Challenging Trump’s Power to Fire Him

In the first lawsuit of its kind, Roger Rogoff argues that the Trump administration cannot fire him as U.S. attorney without first winning Senate approval for another candidate.

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Roger Rogoff, a former federal prosecutor and state judge, in court in Seattle in 2016.
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Trump Administration Fires Roger Rogoff, U.S. Attorney, Minutes After His Appointment

Federal judges had chosen the veteran Seattle prosecutor to fill the vacant seat. Now, a potential legal battle looms.

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Roger Rogoff, a former federal prosecutor and state judge, in court in Seattle in 2016.
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