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Trump appeals to top court to fire head of government whistleblowing agency
President Donald Trump walks from the Oval Office to departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, February 14, 2025, in Washington

PRESIDENT Donald Trump appealed to the United States Supreme Court today to allow him to fire the head of an independent ethics agency that protects government whistleblowers.

In the latest of his administration’s attempts for full control, Mr Trump filed an emergency appeal seeking a ruling on whether he can dismiss US Office of Special Counsel head Hampton Dellinger.

Mr Trump has cut more than a dozen inspectors general from multiple federal agencies and fired thousands of government workers as part of a cost-cutting initiative led by billionaire Elon Musk.

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