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FTC officials, other regulators, not protected from removal, US DOJ says

By Maria Dinzeo ( February 13, 2025, 23:15 GMT | Insight) -- Members of the Federal Trade Commission and other key regulatory officials can be fired by the president, and the US Department of Justice will no longer come to their defense, according to a letter the DOJ sent to Senator Richard Durbin, the top ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary committee. The move could very well force the US Supreme Court to revisit a decades-long precedent that limits the president's removal power.Members of the Federal Trade Commission and other key regulatory officials can be fired by the president, and the US Department of Justice will no longer come to their defense, according to a letter the DOJ sent to Senator Richard Durbin, the top ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary committee....

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