“President Donald Trump fired the new top U.S. prosecutor in Seattle on Wednesday less than an hour after the attorney was unanimously appointed by the federal judges in the district, highlighting tensions between the courts and the president over the powerful positions,” the Associated Press reports.
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Trial Balloon · Ep. 194: What Just Happened?
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