FEC Chair Reports Receiving Letter From White House About Her Dismissal

Weintraub questioned the legality of the Trump administration’s move to fire her.

Federal Election Commissioner Ellen Weintraub testifies before the Committee on House Administration in Washington on Sept. 20, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Ellen Weintraub, chair and commissioner of the U.S. Federal Election Commission (FEC), said on Thursday that the Trump administration has moved to dismiss her from the agency.

Weintraub stated on the social media platform X that she had received a letter from the White House informing her that she was “hereby removed as a Member of the Federal Election Commission, effective immediately.”