Red State Coalition Supports Trump's Firing of Democratic PCLOB Members
A coalition of attorneys general and solicitors general from 20 red states filed an amicus brief Thursday supporting the Trump administration in a case where the president fired a pair of Democratic members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB).
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"The absence of any statutory restrictions on the President’s authority to remove members of the" PCLOB "permits the Court to resolve this case without reference to constitutional questions about the scope of presidential power," the brief said. Additionally, "core separation-of-powers principles, bolstered by long historical understanding, require that the President have the authority to remove at will officials like [Travis] LeBlanc and [Ed] Felten who wield substantial executive power."
The former PCLOB members filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump Feb. 24, alleging they were removed from their positions without “good cause,” and asked to be reinstated (see 2502250052).