Two Federal Trade Commission members who were fired this month have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, arguing on Thursday that the decision violated a long-established legal precedent preventing political firings.On March 18, Democratic Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter received an email from the White House stating that they were fired, effective immediately and without any legal cause. In the email, President Donald Trump said their 맥스카지노�continued service on the FTC is inconsistent with my Administration맥스카지노�s priorities,맥스카지노� according to the lawsuit.A Supreme Court ruling from 1935 held that the president cannot fire FTC commissioners without cause. The fired commissioners argue that their terminations violate this 맥스카지노�binding precedent.맥스카지노�Trump맥스카지노�s firing of the commissioners raised immediate concerns that the administration was undermining and weakening independent watchdogs and regulators in Washington. In a scathing critique posted on X in March following the firings, Bedoya said 맥스카지노�the president wants the FTC to be a lapdog for his golfing buddies.맥스카지노�Removal protections are in a number of independent agencies like the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Trump맥스카지노�s email to the commissioners echoed 맥스카지노�nearly word-for-word맥스카지노� President Franklin Roosevelt맥스카지노�s contested message in the 1935 Humphrey맥스카지노�s Executor v. United States case, according to the lawsuit.맥스카지노�The President맥스카지노�s action is indefensible under governing law,맥스카지노� the complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia said.In a statement Thursday, FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson reiterated that Trump had the constitutional authority to 맥스카지노�remove commissioners from agencies that wield substantial executive power.맥스카지노�맥스카지노�My Democrat former colleagues are entitled to their day in court, but I have no doubt that President Trump맥스카지노�s lawful powers will ultimately be confirmed,맥스카지노� he said in the statement.The lawsuit wants the commissioners reinstated to finish their terms. Slaughter맥스카지노�s term was supposed to end in 2029, and Bedoya맥스카지노�s term was due to expire in 2026.Trump, Ferguson, Republican FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak and FTC Executive Director David Robbins were named as defendants in the suit.President Joe Biden had nominated Ferguson, a Republican, to serve as commissioner in 2023, and the lawsuit noted he told the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation that if confirmed, 맥스카지노�I will abide by (the) binding Supreme Court precedent.맥스카지노�But after Slaughter and Bedoya맥스카지노�s firings, Ferguson said in a statement on social media that he has 맥스카지노�no doubts맥스카지노� about Trump맥스카지노�s 맥스카지노�constitutional authority to remove Commissioners, which is necessary to ensure democratic accountability for our government.맥스카지노�