Trump Administration Seeks Supreme Court Approval To Dismiss Whistleblower Agency Director

The Trump administration has filed an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court, seeking to dismiss Hampton Dellinger from his position as head of the Office of Special Counsel, which protects whistleblowers. This marks the administration's first request to the Supreme Court since Trump took office and signals a potential wave of legal challenges aimed at reversing lower court decisions that impede his agenda. Dellinger argues that he can only be removed for performance-related issues, none of which were cited in his dismissal. Meanwhile, Tessa Gorman, the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington, was also recently fired, part of a broader purge of federal prosecutors by the Trump administration without clear reasons provided for her removal. Gorman had a significant career in the federal prosecutor's office and was the first woman to lead its criminal division. Teal Luthy Miller has been appointed as the acting U.S. attorney following Gorman's dismissal.