Trump Appeals Court Nominee Questioned on Executive Power Views

A federal appeals court nominee faced questions about her views on Supreme Court precedent at the center of Donald Trump’s efforts to expand presidential authority over the firing of independent agency officials.

Jennifer Mascott, Trump’s nominee for a Delaware seat on the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, has made public remarks, published scholarship, and signed onto an amicus brief arguing the high court should overturn “the remnants” of Humphrey’s Executor v. United States. The 1935 decision said Congress, in some instances, can set up agencies that are independent from the executive branch and whose members can only ...