President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Sept. 4 to let him fire Federal Trade Commission (FTC) member Rebecca Slaughter after a federal appeals court reinstated her two days before.
Slaughter, formerly chief counsel to Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), was first appointed by Trump in 2018 to a seat reserved for Democrats on the FTC, and then reappointed in 2023 by President Joe Biden.
Trump fired Slaughter earlier this year. In a letter explaining the decision, the White House said keeping her in place would be inconsistent with the Trump administration’s priorities.
The president’s attempt to fire the FTC member is the latest development in his ongoing effort to remove personnel from independent federal agencies whose appointees traditionally have been shielded from termination without cause….
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Uphold His Firing of FTC Commissioner
