Trump's firing of watchdog agency chief illegal and would give 'license to bully officials', judge rules

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : Dellinger, who was appointed by Democratic president Joe Biden and approved by the Senate to a five-year term last year, said in an email to Reuters he was "grateful to see the court confirm the importance and legality of the job protections Congress afforded my position".
47% : Trump has sought to rein in the independence of federal agencies like the Federal Trade Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Communications Commission and a ruling in Dellinger's case could help determine the extent of his authority to do so.
13% : Case is seen as early test of scope of presidential authority as Trump seeks to rein in federal agencies' independence A US judge on Saturday declared president Donald Trump's firing of the head of a federal watchdog agency illegal in an early test of the scope of presidential power likely to be decided at the US supreme court.

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