Trump Wants Approval to Dismiss CPSC Commissioners

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President Trump’s administration petitioned the Supreme Court to reverse a federal judge’s ruling that reinstated three Democratic commissioners to the CPSC.

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00:00President Trump's administration has petitioned the Supreme Court to reverse a federal judge's

00:04ruling that reinstated three Democratic commissioners to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

00:10The commissioners were removed by Trump in May despite no allegations of neglect or malfeasance.

00:16The Justice Department argues that a recent Supreme Court decision endorsing broader presidential

00:21authority supports the president's ability to fire independent agency members at will.

00:27This appeal hinges on a decades-old precedent which limits such removals to cause-based grounds

00:33and was cited by the district court in blocking the firings.

00:36The Supreme Court is now considering whether to stay the reinstatement while the government

00:40pursues an appeal potentially reshaping presidential power over independent agencies.

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