Fired FTC commissioner sounds ‘blinking red alarm’ over apparent rise of billionaire power under Trump
by Marina Dunbar in New York from on (#6W7XC)
Alvaro Bedoya, who was involved in cases against firms such as Amazon, warns of apparent quid pro quo' deals
The US is in the midst of an extraordinary battle between the rule of law versus the rule of billionaires", a top Democratic government official and attorney has warned, after his unprecedented firing by Donald Trump.
Alvaro Bedoya, abruptly terminated as a commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last week, sounded a blinking red alarm" over backroom quid pro quo" dealmaking he said appears to be taking place inside the Trump administration.
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