“It is such an Honor to be the sitting President who won this Historic and Unprecedented Ruling, one of the most important ever given with respect to Presidential Powers.
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Supreme Court Overturns Humphrey's Executor, Expands Presidential Removal Power While Sparing the Fed (June 2026)
June 29, 2026
On June 29, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 91-year-old precedent Humphrey's Executor v. United States, ruling 6-3 in Trump v. Slaughter that President Trump's 2025 at-will firing of Democratic FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter was lawful. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the conservative majority, held that officials exercising executive power must remain removable by the President, effectively ending Congress's ability to shield independent-agency commissioners from at-will removal. In a separate 5-4 decision in Trump v. Cook, the Court held that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook could remain in her post for now, carving out the central bank as a constitutionally distinct institution. Trump celebrated the FTC ruling as a historic expansion of presidential power, while Democrats and the affected officials warned it threatens the independence of watchdog agencies. Justice Sonia Sotomayor read a summary of her dissent from the bench, a rare signal of strong disagreement.
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“We will take appropriate action immediately to make sure that someone who has committed wrongdoing will not be making vital decisions concerning the Welfare of the United States of America!
“Donald Trump has fired Democratic appointees and seized control of formerly independent agencies so they serve him and his billionaire friends instead of the American public.
“The president is not meant to be a dictator or a king, but this Supreme Court continues to give President Trump unchecked power.
“Today, the Supreme Court's conservative majority overturned a 91-year-old precedent and once again delivers for President Trump. Congress created independent agencies to shield critical decisions from short-term partisan whims and to ensure bipartisan and well-reasoned decision making. By gutting these protections, the Supreme Court is throwing the door open for politics – not the public interest – to be the guiding star for future decisions. Congress must take action to preserve the ability for agencies to deliver expert, fact-based results for the American people.
“This was never about mortgage documents signed years before I became a Federal Reserve governor. It was an attempt to remove me on a manufactured pretext because I refused to bow to political pressure and continued to set interest rates based only on what would best serve the American people.
“Today's ruling makes it possible for presidents to fire watchdogs who won't put politics over principle, and replace them with lapdogs. It's a recipe for corruption; working families will pay the price.