2 Democratic Commissioners Say They’ve Been Removed From the FTC

Two Democratic commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Tuesday they have been removed from the commission. Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter announced their removals in separate statements. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) also issued a statement on their firings. “This is outrageous. President Trump’s dismissal of Commissioners Slaughter and Bedoya is not only illegal but also hurts consumers by undermining an independent agency that Congress established to protect consumers from fraud, scams, and monopoly power,” Klobuchar said in a statement. The senator said that the FTC is now being “threatened” by the administration and cannot do its “critical work,” which will “empower fraudsters and monopolists, and consumers will pay the price.”...