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Asbury: FTC lacks quorum to operate after Trump fires 2 commissioners

Federal Trade Commission Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, left, chats with fellow Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya on July 13, 2023, before FTC Chair Lina Khan testifies at a House Judiciary Committee hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C.
Former FTC Commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, left, and Alvaro Bedoya allege their firings are “in direct violation of a century of federal law and Supreme Court precedent.” (GETTY)
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John Huetter
April 01, 2025 01:06 PM

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