Andrew Saul testifies before the Senate Finance Committee during his confirmation hearing to be commissioner of the Social Security Administration in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill, October 2, 2018. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images via JTA)
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Andrew Saul, the Social Security Administration Commissioner who US President Joe Biden fired last week, claimed the move was illegal and vowed to stay in the post.
Saul, a businessman who has donated heavily to Jewish causes, gave the comment to The Washington Post on Friday.
Biden said the Trump-appointed official was thwarting changes that Biden wanted at the agency. The government is able to cut off access to computer networks, so it’s not clear what options Saul has.