Hampton Dellinger, the recently fired head of the Office of Special Counsel, sued President Donald Trump, alleging his termination was illegal and politically motivated. Dellinger claims he was ousted without justification, violating his five-year term and established legal protections for special counsels.
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“The effort to remove me has no factual nor legal basis — none — which means it is illegal,” Dellinger said in an email. He’s seeking a court order finding that his termination was illegal and reinstating him as the special counsel.Trump’s latest tariff plans on steel, aluminum and other imports are spreading uncertaintyThe Office of Special Counsel is responsible for protecting the federal workforce from illegal personnel actions, such as retaliation for whistleblowing.
“This action undermines a critical government program that has saved taxpayers billions of dollars and is designed to encourage reporting of waste, fraud and abuse of taxpayer dollars,” Krohn said in a statement. “Additionally, the Office of Special Counsel maintains confidential lists of hundreds or thousands of federal employees who have blown the whistle on serious fraud, waste, and abuse. All of whom are now in immediate danger of being exposed.
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