'If We Have To Fight It All The Way To The Supreme Court...': Leavitt Defends FTC Firings

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At a White House press briefing on Wednesday, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked about the Trump administration firing 2 FTC commissioners.    Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and more:  https://account.forbes.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=growth_non-sub_paid_subscribe_ytdescript   Stay Connected Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes Forbes Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/forbes Forbes Video on Instagram: http://instagram.com/forbes More From Forbes:  http://forbes.com

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00:00Go ahead.

00:02On the FTC, two quick questions.

00:03Can you explain the President's thinking in his decision to fire the two Democratic commissioners,

00:08especially given that Mark Meador is on track to be confirmed next week and there would

00:12be a Republican majority?

00:13My biggest question is, why now?

00:16Sure.

00:17Because the time was right to let these people go, and the President absolutely has the authority

00:21to do it.

00:22And they were given ample notice in a letter that I believe your outlet reported on.

00:26So it pretty much explains exactly why this administration chose to let those individuals

00:30go.

00:31Is the ultimate goal to get this to the Supreme Court to try to overturn the 1935 precedent?

00:35The goal was to let these individuals go.

00:37If we have to fight it all the way to the Supreme Court, we certainly will.

00:39Rachel.

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