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Victims of Trump purge call supreme court ruling a ‘dagger’ at heart of civil service
Rebecca Slaughter, fired by Trump from the FTC in 2025, worries agencies will fear defying the US president Federal officials fired by the Trump administration are calling the recent supreme court decision a “dagger” at the heart of the civil service that will open independent federal government agencies to corruption and manipulation at the whim of the president. Since Donald Trump took office again in January 2025, he has fired more than 50 officials from federal agencies as the Trump administration openly sought to have the supreme court overturn a landmark 1935 ruling that limited the president’s power over independent agencies, known as Humphrey’s Executor. Continue reading...
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Rebecca Slaughter, fired by Trump from the FTC in 2025, worries agencies will fear defying the US president Federal officials fired by the Trump administration are calling the recent supreme court decision a “dagger” at the heart of the civil service that will open independent federal government agencies to corruption and manipulation at the whim of the president. Since Donald Trump took office again in January 2025, he has fired more than 50 officials from federal agencies as the Trump administration openly sought to have the supreme court overturn a landmark 1935 ruling that limited the president’s power over independent agencies, known as Humphrey’s Executor. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s linked report, Victims of Trump purge call supreme court ruling a ‘dagger’ at heart of civil service, Rebecca Slaughter, fired by Trump from the FTC in 2025, worries agencies will fear defying the US president Federal officials fired by the Trump administration are calling the recent supreme court decision a “dagger” at the heart of the civil service that will open independent federal government agencies to corruption and manipulation at the whim of the president. Since Donald Trump took office again in January 2025, he has fired more than 50 officials from federal agencies as the Trump administration openly sought to have the supreme court overturn a landmark 1935 ruling that limited the president’s power over independent agencies, known as Humphrey’s Executor. Continue reading…
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