US EditionTrump fires both Democratic commissioners at FTC
- U.S. President Donald Trump fired Democratic Commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya from the Federal Trade Commission, an act criticized as illegal abuse of power by consumer advocates.
- Slaughter stated, "Today the president illegally fired me from my position as a federal trade commissioner," highlighting concerns about protecting consumers and holding corporations accountable.
- Bedoya called the firing "corruption, plain and simple," emphasizing the FTC's role against corporate fraud.
- Proponents of consumer protection warn that these dismissals threaten ongoing investigations and undermine the FTC's ability to act against corporate misconduct, as expressed by Emily Peterson-Cassin, who said, "President Trump's illegal attempt to fire... Opens the floodgates to unfettered corruption and self-dealing.
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Trump: “Pure and Hard” Corruption · Global Voices
This week, the U.S. president (not “of America”) Donald Trump has fired the two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). One of whom, Álvaro Bedoya, this Tuesday called the presidential decision “pure and harsh corruption.” The president, of course, disturbs his independence and wants the FTC to be “a lapdog of his golf friends,” he said in X Bedoya, born in Peru and naturalized in the United States. Continue reading
Vestal graduate suing Trump over alleged illegal firing from FTC
(WIVT/WBGH) - A Vestal graduate is at the center of a dispute with President Trump over the executive's ability to fire directors of an independent agency. Alvaro Bedoya was born in Lima, Peru, but was raised in Vestal, graduating from Vestal High School in the late '90s. He was a Commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission from 2022 until Trump fired him and another Democratic Commissioner on March 18 before his term had expired. Bedoya has p…
The Latest Caught In Donald Trump's Firing Frenzy - Above the Law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which two FTC commissioners were recently (probably illegally) fired by Donald Trump? Hint: The commissioners are likely to challenge their termination, which would give Republicans a 5-0 presence on the Commission. See the answer on the next page. Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which two FTC commissioners were recently (probably illegally) fi…
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