Trump can’t fire us, FTC Democrats tell court after being ejected from office
Two Democratic members of the Federal Commerce Fee who had been fired by President Trump sued him in the present day, saying their removals are “in direct violation of a century of federal regulation and Supreme Court docket precedent.”
“Plaintiffs carry this motion to vindicate their proper to serve the rest of their respective phrases, to defend the integrity of the Fee, and to proceed their work for the American folks,” mentioned the lawsuit filed by Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya in US District Court docket for the District of Columbia.
Trump final week despatched Slaughter and Bedoya notices that mentioned, “I’m writing to tell you that you’ve got been faraway from the Federal Commerce Fee, efficient instantly.” They had been then minimize off from their FTC electronic mail addresses, requested to return digital units, and denied entry to their places of work.
