President Donald Trump fired two Democratic Equal Employment Opportunity Commission members in an unprecedented move that undercuts the Democrats’ voting majority on the board, the pair confirmed in statements Tuesday.
Trump’s firing of EEOC Commissioners Jocelyn Samuels and Charlotte Burrows leaves two seats on the five-member civil rights panel to be filled by nominations from the new administration.
The president also axed the commission’s general counsel, Karla Gilbride, who confirmed her dismissal in a statement posted to LinkedIn on Tuesday evening.
The firings of Samuels and Burrows bypass historical precedent of leaving commissioners in place at the independent agency. Their ...
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