FTC Commissioners File Suit to Contest Trump’s Alleged Firing

FTC commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter say they were fired by President Trump last week .

They say the action was in violation of a century of federal law and Supreme Court precedent.

Ruben Navarrette : Suit sets up a long-awaited battle over executive power.

He says the case is almost certain to reach the Supreme Court with a similar outcome.

The Trump administration is outwardly confident that the Supreme Court will overrule the Humphrey’s Executor precedent.

But the possibility that it will be maintained may hinge on the Federal Reserve .

The Fed is a multimember body with governors appointed by the president, who have the same protections as FTC commissioners.