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On the recordMay 21, 2025
No other president in our lifetimes has ever attempted to violate for-cause removal statutes in this manner.
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Neal Katyal
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Katyal highlights the unprecedented nature of Trump's firings of agency officials.

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