President Trump has fired both of the Federal Trade Commission’s Democratic commissioners, setting up a legal battle that will have major implications for a key bipartisan regulatory agency traditionally seen as independent from the executive branch.

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Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter said they had been "illegally" fired from the consumer protection agency.