No, they are at will employees, who can be fired for any reason, including no reason at all, at any time.
This is purely a matter within the powers of the President and not subject to congressional interference.
A good example of something that, while legal, just isn’t right.
GW should have cleaned house when he took office - not half way through the term.
No, they are at will employees, who can be fired for any reason, including no reason at all, at any time.
True, with one caveat.
They cannot be fired in order to delay, close or otherwise disrupt an investigation into criminal matters. That would be a crime, as we justly complained when Clinton did it.
Fredo has painted himself into a corner by lying about his role in the firings. He has made it look as though there is something there, and turned a non-event into a legitimate scandal. Fredo ought to pay the price for it, since the scandal is entirely of his own making.