Kristen Goodwin

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruling that President Trump's firing of Hampton Dellinger as the head of the Office of Special Counsel was unlawful. But the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia granting the Trump administration's request to put that lower court ruling on hold, allowing for Dellinger's immediate removal.

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruling that President Trump's firing of Hampton Dellinger as the head of the Office of Special Counsel was unlawful. But the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia granting the Trump administration's request to put that lower court ruling on hold, allowing for Dellinger's immediate removal.

Dellinger sued the Trump administration, arguing his dismissal was illegal, citing a federal law that says special counsels can only be removed by the president for reasons like inefficiency or neglect of duty. He's likely to appeal the decision.

Dellinger sued the Trump administration, arguing his dismissal was illegal, citing a federal law that says special counsels can only be removed by the president for reasons like inefficiency or neglect of duty. He's likely to appeal the decision.