Official who safeguards whistleblowers drops lawsuit protesting his firing by Trump

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : “I think the circuit judges erred badly because their willingness to sign off on my ouster — even if presented as possibly temporary — immediately erases the independence Congress provided for my position, a vital protection that has been accepted as lawful for nearly fifty years.
23% : Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger said in a statement to Government Executive that he is dropping his lawsuit to reverse his removal by Donald Trump, enabling the president to name his own person to lead the office that protects federal employees and whistleblowers from prohibited personnel practices.
11% : Trump had named Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins as acting leader of OSC, but shortly thereafter the district judge reinstated Dellinger while she considered his lawsuit.
11% : During his tenure, he accused senior Biden White House official Neera Tanden of violating the Hatch Act by using social media to help raise money for political candidates.

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