Trump Administration Can Remove Whistleblower Watchdog, Appeals Court Rules

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A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration can remove Hampton Dellinger as head of the Office of Special Counsel while his lawsuit challenging the termination proceeds.

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00:00It's Benzinga, bringing Wall Street to Main Street.

00:02A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration can remove Hampton

00:07Dellinger as head of the Office of Special Counsel while his lawsuit challenging the

00:11termination proceeds.

00:12The decision follows a district court ruling that found Trump's dismissal of Dellinger

00:17unlawful.

00:18The appeals court expedited the case and left open the possibility of his reinstatement

00:23depending on the outcome.

00:25His office is responsible for protecting whistleblowers and he was fired as a part of

00:29Trump's broader effort to reduce federal workers.

00:32The Supreme Court has declined to intervene at this stage, allowing the case to proceed

00:37through lower courts.

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