The U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to expand President Trump’s power to fire federal officials in a case that was argued on Wednesday. The case involves a structure of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and whether its director can be removed by the president at will.
The arguments centered around the constitutionality of the for-cause removal provision, which currently states that the FHFA director can only be removed by the president for specific reasons. The Trump administration, arguing for more presidential control, stated that this restriction hindered executive power. On the other side, the lawyers for the shareholders of the mortgage finance companies under the FHFA expressed concerns that giving the president more authority to remove the director could lead to political influence in independent agencies.
Several justices seemed inclined to rule in favor of the administration’s position, potentially broadening the president’s authority to remove officials of independent agencies. This could have significant implications for the power dynamics between the executive and independent agencies in the future.
The decision, which is expected to be handed down by the end of June, could shape the landscape of the executive branch’s authority over independent agencies moving forward.
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