Peter B. Robb was nominated by President Donald J. Trump in September2017 and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November8, 2017. He was sworn in as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board on November 17, 2017 for a four-year term. Immediately following President Joe Biden's inauguration on January20, 2021, the White House sent a letter to Robb requesting his resignation. Just hours later, Robb refused, replying that he "respectfully decline to resign" because the "removal of an incumbent General Counsel... is unprecedented" and "would set an unfortunate precedent for the labor relations of this country". He was fired that evening. In response, Representative Virginia Foxx (R–NC) said that the "outrageous ultimatum... is unacceptable and flouts the National Labor Relations Act, while Representative Andy Levin (D–MI) called Robb a "toxic figure in the NLRB" who "worked to undermine its mission". Supporters of the firing argued that it was legal, citing the recent Supreme Court decision in "Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau" (2020). The general counsel had never been fired previously.