Trump v. Cook · ¶152

Limits on the President’s ability to remove executive officers are unconstitutional. “Under our Constitution,” “the ‘executive power’—all of it—is ‘vested in a President.’” Seila Law, 591 U. S., at 203 (plurality opinion). “To ‘discharg[e] the duties of his trust,’ the President must have the assistance of officers he can trust.” Slaughter, 609 U. S., at ＿＿＿–＿＿＿ (slip op., at 36). Thus, we explained in an opinion also released today, “the President may remove his subordinates at will,” without cause, without notice, and without a hearing, so long as they exercise any executive power. Id., at ＿＿＿ (slip op., at 13). Any statute that limits “[t]he President’s power to remove—and thus supervise— those who wield executive power on his behalf ” is unconstitutional. Seila Law, 591 U. S., at 204 (plurality opinion). This principle admits no exceptions: “The Constitution places all Executive…

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