Donald Trump Fires FTC’s Two Democratic Commissioners
Setting up a battle over the independence of a major federal agency, Donald Trump fired the two Democrats who sit on the Federal Trade Commission. Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya said that they were “illegally fired” from their roles. Traditionally, the commission has been split 3-2 favoring whichever party retains the White House. No more […]
Setting up a battle over the independence of a major federal agency, Donald Trump fired the two Democrats who sit on the Federal Trade Commission. Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya said that they were “illegally fired” from their roles. Traditionally, the commission has been split 3-2 favoring whichever party retains the White House. No more […]
