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“There is no doubt and it is beyond argument that irreparable harm will begin to occur if it hasn’t already occurred,” said McConnell, an Obama appointee.

Chief justices have considerable hiring and firing power, though Newby’s predecessors had used it sparingly, typically replacing only a few top-level appointees.

Such potential sabotage may already be underway, with Adams considering stacking the city’s Rent Guidelines Board with anti-Mamdani appointees to thwart his rent freeze proposal.

Government ethics filings don’t show exactly how much appointees raise when they sell their stocks.

In July, the White House also fired Biden appointees from the National Capital Planning Commission, another urban planning agency.