Why did Trump choose to fire FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter rather than another independent agency official to test his removal power?
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The FTC has broad regulatory authority over antitrust enforcement, consumer protection, and corporate mergers—highly visible and politically consequential. Firing an FTC commissioner creates a test ca...
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