Jennifer Rodgers: Supreme Court Puts Trump’s Firing Powers ‘On Pause’ for Special Counsel

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BLITZER Jennifer ░░░░░░░░ how big of a ░░░░░░░░ potentially is this for ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration RODGERS Well ░░░░░░░░ don t know yet ░░░░░░░░ They ve really just ░░░░░░░░ it on pause This ░░░░░░░░ t the merits of ░░░░░░░░ matter This case came ░░░░░░░░ on a temporary restraining ░░░░░░░░ And there s a ░░░░░░░░ as to whether a ░░░░░░░░ restraining order is even ░░░░░░░░ in the first case ░░░░░░░░ that may be where ░░░░░░░░ justices kind of got ░░░░░░░░ Some of them wanted ░░░░░░░░ hear it on this ░░░░░░░░ others maybe didn t ░░░░░░░░ may be why they ░░░░░░░░ come out the way ░░░░░░░░ did right now but ░░░░░░░░ won t know until ░░░░░░░░ take the case on ░░░░░░░░ merits What the actually ░░░░░░░░ court thinks of what ░░░░░░░░ case is really about ░░░░░░░░ is what obstacles can ░░░░░░░░ place in the way ░░░░░░░░ the president in firing ░░░░░░░░ like the special counsel ░░░░░░░░ s been kind of ░░░░░░░░ narrowing over the years ░░░░░░░░ Congress s ability to ░░░░░░░░ the president from firing ░░░░░░░░ inside of the Executive ░░░░░░░░ and so we won ░░░░░░░░ know until we actually ░░░░░░░░ a merits ruling what ░░░░░░░░ court is going to ░░░░░░░░ on that question.”