Democratic FEC chair says Trump fired her. She says she's not leaving (2 Viewers)

[Politics - CBSNews.com]

Ellen Weintraub, the current Federal Election Commission Chair and one of three Democratic members on the committee, posted a letter on X Thursday night from President Trump that says she has been removed as an FEC member.

The brief letter, dated January 31, 2025, reads, "You are hereby removed as a Member of the Federal Election Commission."

Weintraub is disputing her firing. "There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it," she said in her post. "I've been lucky to serve the American people & stir up some good trouble along the...

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