Axed government watchdog says Trump was right to fire him

Axed government watchdog says Trump was right to fire him

At least one former inspector general fired by President Donald Trump supports the president's power to fire executive branch officials, in contrast to the other terminated officials.

Head of watchdog agency throws in towel after contesting Trump firing – Your Capital Minds

Hampton Dellinger, the former head of the Office of Special Counsel who was fired by President Donald Trump on Feb. 7, announced on Thursday that he will not contest his firing further. Dellinger, appointed to the role by former President Joe Biden, sued the Trump administration in Washington, D.C., federal court after his firing, but a federal appeals court had cleared the way for the firing to proceed on Wednesday. ‘My fight to stay on the job…