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Head of agency that protects whistleblowers sues Trump over firing

The Head of the Office of Special Counsel, Hampton Dellinger, filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump for his alleged illegal firing.
Dellinger claims he was informed of his termination via email from the White House Personnel Director.
The lawsuit asserts that special counsels can only be removed for specific reasons, which Dellinger argues were not met.
The Office of Special Counsel enforces laws regarding federal employees, including the Hatch Act.

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Hampton Dellinger challenged his termination last month as head of the Office of Special Counsel by filing a lawsuit against several Trump administration officials.

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CBS News

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NY1

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One official filed a lawsuit claiming he was illegally removed as the head of the agency responsible for protecting whistleblowers.

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Alternet

Trump quietly fired head of office that protects whistleblowers: new lawsuit

Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger, the head of an independent federal agency that protects whistleblowers, filed a lawsuit in federal court Monday alleging that U.S. President Donald Trump's "purported" dismissal of him via email on Friday is unlawful and ignores for cause removal protections that Dellinger is entitled to. Dellinger is one of a number of officials at independent federal agencies that Trump has moved to fire in recent weeks. Acco…

29 days ago·Washington, United States

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Head of whistleblower office alleges Trump improperly fired him | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump fired the head of a U.S. watchdog agency focused on protecting government whistleblowers, the official said on Monday in a lawsuit alleging that his removal was unlawful.

29 days ago·Honolulu, United States

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Raw Story

'It is illegal': Axed special counsel sues Trump

Yet another government official fired by President Donald Trump is fighting his termination.Hampton Dellinger, a special counsel appointed by President Joe Biden, argues that Trump wrongfully terminated him as part of his broader purge of federal employees, Politico reported.The law establishing the...

29 days ago·United States

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