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ARCHIVED · 2 LEFT · 1 CENTER · 0 RIGHT · Jul 16, 1:43 AM

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Judges appoint Roger Rogoff as US attorney Wednesday morning. Trump fires him less than an hour later

The Trump Department of Justice axed a U.S. attorney less than an hour after his appointment, The New York Times reported. According to the report, Roger Rogoff led the U.S. attorney's office in Seattle for 54 minutes before he was fired via email by the DOJ. Federal judges in the Western District...

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What happenedRoger Rogoff's brief tenure as U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington ended abruptly after less than an hour.
What changedThe left frames it as "Trump DOJ fires US attorney via email less than an hour after judicial appointment: NYT". The center frames it as "Judges appoint Roger Rogoff as US attorney Wednesday morning. Trump fires him less than a...".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

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65WORDING GAP

3 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Still Watching. The left frames it as "Trump DOJ fires US attorney via email less than an hour after judicial appointment: NYT". The center frames it as "Judges appoint Roger Rogoff as US attorney Wednesday morning. Trump fires him less than a...".

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Jul 15, 10:54 PM: New York Times US joined the source map.

Jul 16, 1:09 AM: KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) joined the source map.

Jul 16, 1:10 AM: Raw Story joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 65/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

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Raw Story2m ago

Trump DOJ fires US attorney via email less than an hour after judicial appointment: NYT

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The Trump Department of Justice axed a U.S. attorney less than an hour after his appointment, The New York Times reported. According to the report, Roger Rogoff led the U.S. attorney's offi...

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Center ·News report

Judges appoint Roger Rogoff as US attorney Wednesday morning. Trump fires him less than an hour later

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Roger Rogoff's brief tenure as U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington ended abruptly after less than an hour.

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Center-left ·News report

Trump Administration Fires 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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