Fired FEC head reveals there were 31 Trump complaints never investigated
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Fired FEC head reveals there were 31 Trump complaints never investigated

Raw Story  

Just days after Donald Trump ordered her fired, outgoing Federal Election Commission Chair Ellen Weintraub dropped a bombshell on MSNBC on Sunday morning. Speaking with the hosts of "The Weekend," Weintraub insisted that she can't be fired in the manner in which the Trump administration proceeded and that she is considering her legal options over the "unlawful" purging before she was asked what prompted her dismissal. "I have spoken out about how the agency operates and has operated, and have criticized the fact that the Federal Election Commission, I believe, has not done an effective enough job of being a fair and effective law enforcement agency," she told host Michael Steele. she replied, "Well, I can't talk about anything that would be currently before the commission by law, complaints that are filed and any investigatory action remains confidential until the cases are closed."

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Fired Federal Official Explains Exactly Why She Believes Trump's 'Afraid Of' Her
1 week ago

Fired Federal Official Explains Exactly Why She Believes Trump's 'Afraid Of' Her

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LOADING ERROR LOADING Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, one of the Federal Trade Commission’s two Democratic members fired by Donald Trump this week, slammed the president on Wednesday as she claimed that she received no justification for her “absolutely illegal” termination. Slaughter said that as one of two Democrats on the majority Republican FTC, she aimed to bring “transparency and accountability to …

'This isn't it': FEC chair refuses firing attempt by Trump, calling it illegal
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'This isn't it': FEC chair refuses firing attempt by Trump, calling it illegal

Raw Story  

Federal Elections Commission Commissioner and Chair Ellen Weintraub said Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump moved to fire her from the commission, but indicated she won't comply and called the directive legally invalid. "In the entire history of the bipartisan FEC no president has ever removed a commissioner from the opposing party without nominating a successor recommended by that party's …

Trump fires top election official, she says not leaving ‘anytime soon’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump fires top election official, she says not leaving ‘anytime soon’

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The Federal Election Commission is the nation’s top campaign watchdog agency and is made up of three commissioners. The commission is bipartisan since three out of six commissioners are aligned with Democrats while the other three lean towards Republicans The Chairwoman of the Federal Election Commission, Ellen L. Weintraub, said on Thursday that US President Donald Trump had moved to …

'This isn't it': FEC head thumbs nose at Trump after letter informs her of ouster
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'This isn't it': FEC head thumbs nose at Trump after letter informs her of ouster

Raw Story  

The Democratic chair of the Federal Election Commission appeared to scoff at President Donald Trump on social media after receiving a letter from him informing her she was fired. Ellen Weintraub, who has served as a commissioner on the panel for more than 20 years and was elected chair for the fourth time this year, took to X to share …

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