Grand Theft America / Receipt power-2025-03-18-016
Trump fires FTC commissioners the law says he can't
Trump fires FTC Democratic commissioners Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya without cause, saying their presence was inconsistent with administration priorities—defying the for-cause protections of Humphrey's Executor.
What happened
Trump fires FTC Democratic commissioners Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya without cause, saying their presence was inconsistent with administration priorities—defying the for-cause protections of Humphrey's Executor.
Why it matters
Courts, independent agencies and the legal profession are supposed to enforce rules that bind the president too. Weakening them makes accountability harder. It is tracked here under “Put the independent agencies under White House control”; the classification describes the documented institutional risk, not a claim about motive.
Receipt details
- Phase 1
- Capture the referees
- Put the independent agencies under White House control
