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Hampton Dellinger confirms departure from Office of Special Counsel

A federal employee who was fired by President Donald Trump has dropped his court case in which he was trying to overturn the president's decision and take back his job.

A report from MSNBC explains how Hampton Dellinger, of the Office of Special Counsel, has dropped his litigation.

The move comes after a court ruled against him.

He said he strongly disagreed with the court, but said he would abide by the ruling.

He also claimed, "This new ruling means that OSC will be run by someone totally beholden to the president for the months that would pass before I could get a final decision from the U.S. Supreme Court."

The office is responsible for protecting whistleblowers in the government.

It was the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, one step below the Supreme Court, that paused a decision by a trial judge who said Trump could not immediately fire Dellinger.

Those three judges, appointed by Trump, Barack Obama and George H.W. Bush, said the order allowed Dellinger's removal.

The fight already had been up to the Supreme Court, which put off a decision, allowing the trial judge, Amy Jackson, to rule in Dellinger's favor.

A report at the Gateway Pundit explained Trump fired the Joe Biden-appointed Dellinger as part of his effort to bring efficiency to government.

Dellinger could have continued to fight, and the dispute may very well have ended up before the Supreme Court. But courts already have ruled several times in favor of a president's right to dismiss those who work in the executive branch, leading Dellinger to suggest he probably wouldn't win at the high court.

"I'm stopping the fight because, yesterday, circuit court judges reviewing the trial court decision in my favor granted the government's request that I be removed from office while the case continues," he said.

"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. Until now."

He claimed that because he no longer would be there, the office's "independence" was destroyed.