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The Democrats cast the White House’s move as undermining the rule of law at independent regulatory agencies in a bid to protect Trump’s allies in tech.

Democrats swarm to support fired FTC commissioners

Democratic lawmakers are rushing to support the two members of the Federal Trade Commission from their party who have pledged to sue over President Donald Trump’s decision to fire them on Tuesday.

The Democrats cast the White House’s move as undermining the rule of law at independent regulatory agencies in a bid to protect Trump’s allies in tech.

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