WTAF????
The #Trump #DOJ asserted in court Tuesday that, under their theories, the President’s removal power is so all-encompassing that he could fire all #female agency heads, as well as those over 40 years old.
#law #discrimination #sexism #ageism #MaleSupremacy
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/doj-trump-fire-women-over-40-agency
The startling admission came in response to a federal judge’s hypothetical.
“Could the President decide that he wasn’t going to appoint or allow to remain in office any female heads of agencies or any heads over 40 years old?” Judge Karen Henderson, a Reagan appointee on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, asked Dpty Asst AG Eric McArthur Tues in proceedings over the fired board members of two #independent agencies.