Trump's Showdown At The FTC with Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya
March 20, 2025
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Episode 9 · March 20, 2025
Trump's Showdown At The FTC with Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya
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Trump's Showdown At The FTC with Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya
Summary
On March 18th, the White House sent a letter to the two democratic commissioners at the FTC that they had been fired. Clear Supreme Court precedent reinforces that FTC commissioners cannot be fired at-will by the executive. So what happens next? Today on the show Matt and David talk to one of those commissioners, Alvaro Bedoya, about his attempted firing. They discuss the context, consequences, and legal precedent of what's happening at the FTC, along with Trump's potential goals, the importa...
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