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Dianne Feinstein: “If the President can fire the heads of independent agencies for any reason, what is to prevent political interference in…”

On the recordSeptember 3, 2018
If the President can fire the heads of independent agencies for any reason, what is to prevent political interference in these independent agencies?
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Dianne Feinstein
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Feinstein questions the potential for political interference if the President can remove agency heads at will.

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