Trump fires new US attorney in Seattle an hour after federal judges appoint him

Presidents normally appoint US attorneys, the top federal prosecutors in each judicial district. The positions require Senate confirmation, except in temporary appointments. When temporary appointments expire before a nominee is confirmed, the judges in a judicial district can name a US attorney. 

 But under Trump, the justice department has sought to leave unconfirmed prosecutors in their positions indefinitely, often through novel personnel maneuvers...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/16/trump-fires-us-attorney-roger-rogoff-seattle 

 

Lindsey Halligan leaves post as US attorney after judges’ sharp criticism

"No matter all of her machinations, Ms Halligan has no legal basis to represent to this Court that she holds the position. And any such representation going forward can only be described as a false statement made in direct defiance of valid court orders," Novak wrote. "In short, this charade of Ms Halligan masquerading as the United States Attorney for this District in direct defiance of binding court orders must come to an end."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/20/lindsey-halligan-us-attorney-leaves-office

 

Judge disqualifies US attorney in New York, tosses Letitia James subpoenas - POLITICO

The ruling comes as federal judges have rebuffed the appointments of top federal prosecutors after the administration used unusual tactics to install them without Senate confirmation...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/08/john-sarcone-ruling-us-attorney-00716067

 

Trump-appointed acting US attorney disqualified from cases for ‘unlawfully serving’, rules judge | Law (US) | The Guardian

Bill Essayli removed from criminal cases after judge says he stayed in temporary job longer than allowed by law…

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/oct/28/trump-us-attorney-essayli-disqualified 

 

Judge rules ex-Trump lawyer unlawfully serving as US attorney in New Jersey

In late July, when Habba's four-month temporary appointment was coming to a close, it became clear that she would not get support from home state senators Cory Booker and Andy Kim, both Democrats, meaning her chances of Senate approval were nil. 

Trump then withdrew her nomination, and federal judges in New Jersey exercised their power under the law to replace Habba with a career prosecutor when Habba's temporary appointment lapsed. The attorney general, Pam Bondi, retaliated by firing that prosecutor and moved to re-install Habba as acting US attorney...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/21/new-jersey-alina-habba-trump-administration

 

Trump pick for Washington US attorney made derogatory and racist comments

Martin's rhetoric includes falsely claiming Kamala Harris is "self-identified" as Black and calling her the new Rachel Dolezal, claiming Planned Parenthood targets Black communities for abortions, claiming that the supreme court justice Sonia Sotomayor made racist comments to white males about her own identity and invoking false claims about Dr Martin Luther King Jr to affirm support for the Republican party and the Tea Party movement...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/11/trump-pick-washington-us-attorney-ed-martin

 

Why Trump fired a federal prosecutor in Georgia last week

The White House fired a Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney in Georgia, and now we know why...

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/why-trump-fired-federal-prosecutor-georgia-last-week-n1253729