Over the past two weeks, the new administration has made an effort to remove a number of Trump appointees across various government agencies and boards. According to the lawsuit, three other Trump appointees to the council also received similar requests to resign or risk termination. As of 10:00 p.m. Wednesday, all four Trump appointees mentioned in the lawsuit no longer appeared on the council's website, though Ronald Cass and Adrian Vermeule, who were appointed by Trump alongside Severino, remained. "The Biden administration is conducting a thorough review of holdover appointees on councils, commissions, and advisory boards," White House spokesperson Michael Gwin said. Not only were Reilly and Roberts ousted, the controversial Trump-appointed head official Michael Pack resigned after a request from the Biden administration.

Source: The Nation February 06, 2021 20:37 UTC