A federal appeals court panel said Trump could fire Office of Special Counsel head Hampton Dellinger for now while litigation continued, but Dellinger said Wednesday that he’s ending his legal fight.

The former watchdog for federal workers said Thursday that he intends to drop his bid for the courts to reinstate him after the Trump administration fired him without cause last month, signaling the end to the most prominent fight so far about Trump’s effort to reshape the executive branch.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Hampton Dellinger, who formerly led an independent watchdog agency, about his decision to drop his lawsuit challenging Trump's attempt to fire him without cause.