Speedrun: Trump fires Seattle prosecutor 54 minutes after swearing-in
If you think your first day at a new job was stressful, spare a thought for the guy who barely had enough time to find where the office coffee machine was.
A bipartisan panel of federal judges got tired of waiting for the administration to appoint a permanent U.S. Attorney in Washington, so they used a legal loophole to appoint veteran prosecutor Roger Rogoff themselves.
The administration, which had been intentionally leaving these jobs open to bypass the Senate confirmation process, was not thrilled.
So, exactly 54 minutes after Rogoff took the oath of office, Donald Trump fired him.
He didn't even have time to set up his out-of-office email autoresponder.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche immediately hopped on X to declare that the judges had "abandoned the time-honored process" and that the firing was totally within the president's rights.
Now Rogoff is talking to employment lawyers, calling the whole ordeal unconstitutional and pointing out that this chaotic management style completely ruins office morale.
It is certainly one way to keep the onboarding process incredibly efficient.
Source: The New York Times
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