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Judge restores Democrat to Federal Trade Commission, ruling her firing by Trump was illegal

Judge restores Democrat to Federal Trade Commission, ruling her firing by Trump was illegal

A federal judge has restored a Democrat to the Federal Trade Commission, ruling that President Donald Trump illegally fired her earlier this year in his efforts to exert control over independent agencies across the government. U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan ruled late Thursday that federal law protects FTC commissioners from being removed by the president without cause, citing a key …

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