402: Can Trump Fire FTC Commissioners at Will?
In a crossover episode with the Rethinking Antitrust podcast, Bilal Sayyed (TechFreedom) questions our host, Corbin Barthold, about the presidential removal power, Humphrey’s Executor, the FTC, the Trump administration, and the Roberts Court. Note: This episode was recorded just before the D.C. Circuit issued an interlocutory order addressing the president’s removal power as to the NLRB and the MSPB. That order is in the links. Links: Rethinking Antitrust (https://tinyurl.com/ftz798ym) The Executive Power of Removal (https://tinyurl.com/3j8r6j9t) Will the Supreme Court Face Down Trump or Flinch? (https://tinyurl.com/862sntrz) The D.C. Circuit’s post-recording order (https://tinyurl.com/44k68arw)