Both Democrat commissioners on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said they were illegally fired by President Donald Trump Tuesday.
A White House official confirmed the firings but did not have further comment.
"This is corruption plain and simple," former Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya said of his firing from the consumer protection agency in a statement on X.
His former colleague, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, said in a statement: "The President illegally fired me from my position as a Federal Trade Commissioner, violating the plain language of a statute and clear Supreme Court precedent."
Trump has already sparked lawsuits by firing members of other independent agencies including the National Labor Relations Board.
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