Trump Asks Supreme Court to Uphold His Firing of FTC Commissioner
Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter testifies before a Senate subcommittee in Washington on Nov. 27, 2018. Leah Millis/Reuters President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Sept. 4 to let him fire Federal Trade Commission (FTC) member Rebecca Slaughter after a federal appeals court reinstated her two days before. Slaughter, formerly chief counsel to Sen.