President Donald Trump fired two Democratic commissioners at the Federal
Trade Commission on Tuesday, both of whom now say they plan to sue to
get their jobs back.
The firings hit Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Slaughter, who represent the Democratic minority in the five-member commission. The
White House did not immediately confirm Trump's firing of the officials
to Fox News Digital, but both Bedoya and Slaughter released public
statements saying they intend to sue to return to their roles.
"I'm a commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission. The president just illegally fired me," Bedoya wrote on social media, arguing Trump wants
the FTC to "be a lapdog for his golfing buddies."
Slaughter released a similar statement saying Trump "illegally fired"
her, arguing the move was "violating the plain language of a statute and
clear Supreme Court precedent."
"We are still commissioners. We're suing to make that clear for
everyone," Bedoya said in a follow-up statement.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-fires-democratic-ftc-commissioners
I bet Republicans will impeach the judge that ruled for these two. This
is SO Soviet.
Sad times.
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“We need to acknowledge he let us down. He went down a path he shouldn’t have, and we shouldn’t have followed him. We shouldn’t have listened to him, and we can’t let that happen ever again”.
-- Nikki Haley
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