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Law’s Jonathan Adler comments on firing of a Joint Chiefs chairman

Meet Dan Caine, the retired lieutenant general turned venture capitalist Trump tapped for the military’s top spot
Business InsiderJonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, noted that while firing a Joint Chiefs chairman is rare, it is within presidential power. President Trump dismissed General Charles Q. Brown Jr. and nominated retired Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, an entrepreneur and former fighter pilot lacking typical four-star experience. “The president has that authority,” Adler said.