A federal appeals court panel said Trump could fire Office of Special Counsel head Hampton Dellinger for now while litigation continued, but Dellinger said Wednesday that he’s ending his legal fight.

A federal appeals court on Wednesday allowed President Donald Trump to temporarily remove the head of an independent watchdog agency while the judges decide whether the president has the authority to fire him without cause.

The Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has given President Trump the green light to finally fire Hampton Dellinger, a booted-then-reinstated Biden watchdog who led the Office of Special Counsel. The post ‘Satisfied the stringent requirements’: Trump given free rein to boot Biden ethics enforcer who helped block mass firings first appeared on Law & Crime.

A judge appointed by former President Barack Obama has voted to allow President Donald Trump to fire a special counsel while an appeal court is considering the case. Trump fired special counsel Hampton Dellinger,