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Eliot Rosewater

(31,109 posts) Mon Dec 13, 2021, 04:49 PM Dec 2021

Why is Curtis Gannon still solicitors general office

Deputy solicitor general, why is this trumper still there, can he be removed?

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Why is Curtis Gannon still solicitors general office (Original Post) Eliot Rosewater Dec 2021 OP

New one in office, https://www.justice.gov/osg Elizabeth Prelogar; edit Gannon is a Deputy AG. ShazamIam Dec 2021 #1

He is an assistant and still there I thought Eliot Rosewater Dec 2021 #2

Yes, you are correct, I misunderstood since the SG had finally been replaced. ShazamIam Dec 2021 #6

He is a career civil servant. onenote Dec 2021 #3

Appointed by trump? Eliot Rosewater Dec 2021 #4

Trump failed in his attempt to get rid of career civil servants. onenote Dec 2021 #5

ShazamIam

(2,570 posts)

1. New one in office, https://www.justice.gov/osg Elizabeth Prelogar; edit Gannon is a Deputy AG.

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Original post)

Mon Dec 13, 2021, 05:03 PM

Dec 2021

Eliot Rosewater

(31,109 posts)

2. He is an assistant and still there I thought

Reply to ShazamIam (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 13, 2021, 07:07 PM

Dec 2021

ShazamIam

(2,570 posts)

6. Yes, you are correct, I misunderstood since the SG had finally been replaced.

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 14, 2021, 03:29 PM

Dec 2021

onenote

(42,685 posts)

3. He is a career civil servant.

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Original post)

Mon Dec 13, 2021, 07:16 PM

Dec 2021

Not subject to being fired at will.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,109 posts)

4. Appointed by trump?

Reply to onenote (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 13, 2021, 07:20 PM

Dec 2021

I thought the traitor admin figured out a way to fire career people.

While they were in power. Maybe not.

onenote

(42,685 posts)

5. Trump failed in his attempt to get rid of career civil servants.

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #4)

Mon Dec 13, 2021, 07:23 PM

Dec 2021

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-civil-service-biden/2021/01/18/5daf34c4-59b3-11eb-b8bd-ee36b1cd18bf_story.html

I don't think Biden is going to try to emulate Trump.

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