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Judge blocks Trump from firing head of US agency that investigates corruption (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I promise you you'll have a much better time here when you realize that we're not all out to get you, and are all actually on the same side. Treat people like that, and most will return the favor.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 weeks ago

Yet another thing I did not know about myself. I had no idea I thought everyone was out to get me. Because for all 47 years of my life, it never once occurred to me that I thought everyone was out to get me and so I have lived all those 47 years as if I didn't think everyone was out to get me.

So thank you for setting me straight and telling me that I need to live in fear because I actually believe something I had no idea that I believed.

Please tell me more.