Trump v. Cook · ¶199

We have repeatedly found that the President suffers irreparable harm when he is barred from firing a subordinate. See Trump v. Wilcox, 605 U. S. ＿＿＿, ＿＿＿ (2025) (slip op., at 1); Trump v. Boyle, 606 U. S. ＿＿＿, ＿＿＿ (2025) (slip op., at 1). In my view, that harm is somewhat lessened here because the Government has conceded for purposes of this litigation that the President cannot remove Cook or any other member of the Board of Governors for policy reasons. See Application 26. Still, the District Court’s order blocks the President from removing Cook for mortgage fraud, and that is so even if he satisfies the requirements that the Court’s opinion sets out. Under our precedent, that significant interference with the President’s removal authority clears the “irreparable harm” threshold.

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