Article 6W7CG Fired FTC commissioners sue Trump administration over ‘indefensible’ terminations

Fired FTC commissioners sue Trump administration over ‘indefensible’ terminations

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Marina Dunbar in New York
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Democrats Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya said White House violated laws and constitution in firing them

Two Democratic commissioners fired by Donald Trump from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit on Thursday to challenge their indefensible" terminations.

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya, whose controversial firings were announced last week, are suing the Trump administration for unlawfully" removing them from their positions.

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