Federal Elections Chief Refuses to Leave After Trump Fires Her, Vows to Dig In and Cause ‘Trouble’

A prominent critic of Donald Trump, who serves on the Federal Election Commission, is vowing to stay in her job despite being fired by the president, arguing that executive removal is not the way to remove an FEC commissioner.
In a social media missive Thursday after she was told she was being relieved of her position, Federal Election Commission Commissioner and Chair Ellen Weintraub said she wasn’t going anywhere.
“Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner & Chair of [the FEC],” Weintraub wrote.

“There’s a legal way to replace FEC commissioners — this isn’t it. I’ve been lucky to serve the American people & stir up some good trouble along the way. That’s not changing anytime soon.”

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