WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Chris Coons issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled in Trump v. Slaughter, a case regarding President Trump's attempted removal of Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter, and in Trump v. Cook, a case regarding the president's attempted firing of Federal Reserve Board Member Lisa Cook:

"The president is not meant to be a dictator or a king, but this Supreme Court continues to give President Trump unchecked power.

"Today's decision will bring the kind of leadership chaos we've seen at the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to agencies ...