Whom Can President Trump Fire?

On NPR's Morning Edition, Nina Totenberg presents the question of just whom an American president can fire. Some, including Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court, hold a "unitary executive" theory: a president should be able, for any reason, to fire the heads of various departments that have executive powers. The agencies whose independence would be threatened include the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Trade Commission, among others. 5 min 44 sec, transcript available soon.