The Special Counsel is supposed to withstand the winds of political change and help ensure that no government servant of either party becomes the subject of prohibited employment practices or faces reprisals for calling out wrongdoing.
Judge Jackson highlights the special counsel's role in protecting government employees from political reprisals.
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It would be ironic, to say the least, and inimical to the ends furthered by the statute if the Special Counsel himself could be chilled in his work by fear of arbitrary or partisan removal.
The American people elected President Trump – not random local judges with their own liberal agenda – to run the country.
We are confident in the legality of our actions and do not apologize for acting to protect the American people.
You`re not being caught prosecuted for being a Trump supporter. You`re trying to stop the singular thing that makes America, America, the peaceful transfer of power.