Hampton Dellinger also sought to halt the firing of some probationary government employees amid the Trump administration’s workforce cuts.
Special counsel Hampton Dellinger says he is dropping his lawsuit to try to keep his job after President Donald Trump fired him. His decision comes a day after the federal appeals court in Washington temporarily removed him from the position,
Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger said the Supreme Court could take months to resolve the question of whether his termination by President Trump was legal
Former U.S. Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger said a decision by the federal appeals court in D.C. led him to believe he was unlikely to prevail.
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled on Saturday that Office of Special Counsel head Hampton Dellinger can remain in his role after President Donald Trump tried to terminate him without clear cause.