Federal officials fired by the Trump administration are calling a recent supreme court decision a “dagger” at the heart of the civil service that will open independent federal government agencies to corruption and manipulation at the whim of the president.
Since Donald Trump took office again in January 2025, he fired more than 50 officials from federal agencies as his administration openly sought to have the supreme court overturn a landmark 1935 ruling that limited the president’s power over independent agencies, known as Humphrey’s Executor.
