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Black men who were fired from key transportation boards accuse Trump of a pattern of discrimination
Robert Primus and Alvin Brown allege racial discrimination in their firings from federal transportation boards, challenging the White House's legal justification amid a broader pattern.
- On Thursday, Robert Primus, former Surface Transportation Board member, and Alvin Brown, former National Transportation Safety Board member, accused President Donald Trump's administration of discrimination, with Democracy Forward filing new claims on their behalf.
- In May and August, Brown and Primus were dismissed amid a broader pattern of President Donald Trump firing board members from independent agencies, prompting scrutiny.
- Primus was pushed off the STB shortly after Union Pacific proposed the $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern, while Trump nominated a white replacement and another Democratic member remained.
- Next week, the Senate Commerce Committee will consider advancing the nominations of the replacements to a vote, while the administration has asked a federal judge to dismiss Alvin Brown's lawsuit arguing statutory protections are unconstitutional.
- With the National Transportation Safety Board handling nearly 1,250 investigations, Alvin Brown's removal raises concerns about partisan balance, as no more than three of five members can be from one party.
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Black men file lawsuit over firing by Trump
Two Black men who were fired by President Donald Trump from the National Transportation Safety Board and U.S. Surface Transportation Board accused the administration Thursday of discriminating against them as part of a pattern of dismissing Black leaders across the…
Two Black men who were fired by President Donald Trump of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the National Land Transport Board (STB) on Thursday accused the administration of discrimination against them as part of a pattern of dismissal of Black leaders across the government.
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