Trump's Showdown at the FTC with Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya
David Dayen and Matt Stoller are joined by FTC Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya to discuss the Trump Administration's attempt to oust him from his seat, and other currents in antitrust.
Welcome to the podcast Organized Money. You can listen to today’s episode with FTC commissioner Alvaro Bedoya on Apple, on Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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 importance of the commission's work, and the uncertain future of an agency in crisis.
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