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U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington Tessa Gorman has been fired amid a flurry of justice department removals by the Trump administration.

reports her firing was 鈥渁t the direction of President Donald Trump鈥� specifically, but it鈥檚 not entirely clear why Gorman was removed so quickly.

According to a report by the Gorman was fired 鈥渋mmediately,鈥� breaking with past practice of new presidential administrations giving federal prosecutors time to resign and leave the posts on their own.

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The Department of Justice website for the U.S. Attorney鈥檚 office shows Teal Luthy Miller is now acting in her position.

Gorman served more than 15 years in the federal prosecutor鈥檚 office in Seattle. Gorman was the first woman to lead the office鈥檚 criminal division and first assistant under Nick Brown, former U.S. Attorney.

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“No reason (for the dismissal) was given as far as I know,” a spokesperson told 成人X站 Newsradio over email.

Gorman replaced Nick Brown when he announced his candidacy for Washington state鈥檚 attorney general. She prosecuted suspected human traffickers and large drug running operations up the West Coast.

成人X站 Newsradio has reached out to the U.S. Attorney鈥檚 Office for comment.

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