On March 6, 2025; President Donald Trump removed Hampton Dellinger, the U.S. watchdog agency chief, from office. The watchdog agency examines how taxpayer dollars are spent. It provides Congress and federal agencies with objective, non-partisan, fact-based information to help the government save money and work more efficiently.
Dellinger, appointed by former President Joe Biden in 2023 for a 5-year term, argues that his removal from office was illegal since the agency chief can only be fired for specific reasons such as misconduct. He sued and a judge temporarily reinstated him. However, a higher court later ruled that Donald Trump had the right to fire him as he is the current president.
Dellinger dropped the case, but the situation has raised many concerns from individuals about the independence of other federal agencies and how much control a president should have over them.
