President Donald Trump and his administration were handed a critical win from a federal judge this week.
And, surprisingly, it came from a judge put on the bench by former President Joe Biden.
U.S. District Judge Amir Ali dismissed a lawsuit from the Democratic National Committee targeting a number of Trump’s many executive orders Tuesday, according to Fox News.
Specifically, this DNC lawsuit claimed that some of Trump’s executive orders would erode the Federal Election Commission’s independence.
One of the key orders in question involved a Feb. 18 executive order entitled “Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies.”
“The Constitution vests all executive power in the President and charges him with faithfully executing the laws,” Trump stated in the order. “Since it would be impossible for the President to single-handedly perform all the executive business of the Federal Government, the Constitution also provides for subordinate officers to assist the President in his executive duties.
“In the exercise of their often-considerable authority, these executive branch officials remain subject to the President’s ongoing supervision and control.”
“However, previous administrations have allowed so-called ‘independent regulatory agencies’ to operate with minimal Presidential supervision,” Trump continued. “These regulatory agencies currently exercise substantial executive authority without sufficient accountability to the President, and through him, to the American people.
“Moreover, these regulatory agencies have been permitted to promulgate significant regulations without review by the President. ”
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