Justice department appealed lower court’s decision that Trump exceeded his authority when he moved to dismiss Rebecca Slaughter
The US supreme court is hearing arguments on Monday concerning the legality of Donald Trump’s firing of a Federal Trade Commission member in a major test of presidential power, with a justice department lawyer asking the justices to overrule a 90-year-old legal precedent.
The justice department has appealed a lower court’s decision that the Republican president exceeded his authority when he moved to dismiss Rebecca Slaughter, the Democratic FTC member, in March before her term was set to expire.