Lina Khan: Trump’s FTC firings ‘blatantly illegal’ & sign of billionaire influence

This week, President Trump fired two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Former FTC Chair Lina Khan calls the firings “blatantly illegal” and a sign of Trump prioritizing his billionaire donors. Under Khan’s leadership, the FTC pursued an ambitious antitrust agenda targeting corporate giants, including some companies owned by Trump’s billionaire supporters. While Trump’s FTC may slow federal scrutiny of big business, bipartisan support for antitrust enforcement wi