Summary

A federal judge blocked Donald Trump’s attempt to fire Hampton Dellinger as head of the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), citing a 1978 law that allows removal only for “inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.”

Judge Amy Berman Jackson reinstated Dellinger pending a February 26 hearing.

Dellinger called his firing illegal, saying, “The effort to remove me has no factual nor legal basis – none.”

The White House argues the law is unconstitutional, challenging limits on presidential power over independent agencies.

  • Flying Squid
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    221 hours ago

    Just one? Are we talking Bullet Bill here?

    • Phoenixz
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      721 hours ago

      Just like how Indiana Jones shot three Nazis with one bullet? They just have to stand in line

      • Bizzle
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        420 hours ago

        That’s the kind of efficiency we need