Trump asks Supreme Court to let him fire FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter

� President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to allow him to fire Federal Trade Commission commissioner Rebecca Slaughter, who had been reinstated to that post after he had terminated her.

� Trump in March removed two Democratic commissioners from their posts at the FTC � Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya � as part of his sprawling effort to exert his influence over federal agencies.The question of �cause� for termination is also at the crux of Trump�s bid to remove Federal Reserve�Board Governor�Lisa Cook from her role.