Grand Theft America / Receipt power-2026-06-29-019
The Supreme Court lets Trump fire independent regulators at will
Trump v. Slaughter (6–3): the Supreme Court lets Trump fire an FTC commissioner and overturns Humphrey's Executor (1935). Chief Justice Roberts, for the majority: “If anything more is left of Humphrey's, the Court overrules it.” Presidents may now remove members of “independent” agencies at will.
What happened
Trump v. Slaughter (6–3): the Supreme Court lets Trump fire an FTC commissioner and overturns Humphrey's Executor (1935). Chief Justice Roberts, for the majority: “If anything more is left of Humphrey's, the Court overrules it.” Presidents may now remove members of “independent” agencies at will.
Why it matters
Courts, independent agencies and the legal profession are supposed to enforce rules that bind the president too. Weakening them makes accountability harder. It is tracked here under “Put the independent agencies under White House control”; the classification describes the documented institutional risk, not a claim about motive.
Receipt details
- Phase 1
- Capture the referees
- Put the independent agencies under White House control
