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Ed Case: “The firing or the attempted firing of those officials, I…”

Featuring: Ed Case, Democratic | U.S. House Hawaii, 1st Congressional District

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@RepEdCase testifies at Hawai'i Senate hearing on Trump admin threat to rule of law

Published | Video Starts at 17:48

… political attempts at manipulation of the outcome of our interest rates, and those should be thought through on an independent basis by experts, not manipulated by a political system. And The firing or the attempted firing of those officials, I believe is contrary to the rule of law. because we set that up as a foundation of government to make our government more efficient and to introduce sufficient checks and balances. Failing to comply with the letter in spirit of federal court orders. (17:48–17:55)

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Asserts that firing or attempting to fire officials from independent agencies is against the rule of law.

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