Trump’s Firing of FTC Commissioner Was Illegal: Judge

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter has been restored as a member of the Federal Trade Commission.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in Washington on Aug. 6, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

President Donald Trump’s termination of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter is illegal under a decades-old Supreme Court ruling, a federal judge concluded on July 17.

The 1935 Supreme Court ruling, known as Humphrey’s Executor, upheld legal limitations Congress placed on removing members of the FTC.