{"id":657766,"date":"2025-03-19T04:20:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T01:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/trump-fires-ftc-commissioners-setting-up-a-legal-battle\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T04:20:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T01:20:17","slug":"trump-fires-ftc-commissioners-setting-up-a-legal-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/trump-fires-ftc-commissioners-setting-up-a-legal-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"#Trump fires FTC commissioners, setting up a legal battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Trump fired the two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday, setting up a challenge to a 1935 Supreme Court precedent prohibiting the firing of FTC commissioners for reasons other than \u201cgood cause.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The White House <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/18\/technology\/trump-ftc-fires-democrats.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">terminated commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya<\/a> earlier Tuesday, The New York Times reported. In a statement, Slaughter called the firings \u201cillegal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cToday the president illegally fired me from my position as a federal trade commissioner, violating the plain language of a statute and clear Supreme Court precedent,\u201d Slaughter said. \u201cWhy? Because I have a voice. And he is afraid of what I\u2019ll tell the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FTC, which typically has five members, was established in 1914 and is charged with enforcing consumer protection and antitrust laws. The Trump administration has aggressively challenged the authority of independent regulatory agencies, including the FTC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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