On May 18, 1864, President Lincoln issued an executive order commanding Major General John A. Dix to arrest and imprison the editors, proprietors, and publishers of the New York World and New York Journal of Commerce newspapers for printing false stories giving comfort to the enemies of the U.S.
(www.americanhistorycentral.com)
That last one is BS.
Something something Unitary Executive.
All executive authority in the federal government either needs to be executed by the president himself, or within his chain of command.
Not that he can Individually fire every member of the executive branch, but he can fire the person who can fire the person.... who can fire every person in the executive branch.
That’s like Article II, Section 1 shit.
Basically, if Congress grants the authority for the government to execute an action, it shall be done as the President wishes.
And if you don’t agree with that, you’re fired.