Trump fires both Democratic commissioners at FTC

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NEW YORK, March 18 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump, opens new tab fired two Democratic commissioners at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday, in another major test of the independence of regulatory agencies.


"Illegally gutting the Commission will empower fraudsters and monopolists, and consumers will pay the price," said Senator Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat from Minnesota, in a statement.

 
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