- USA
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- Washington (state)
  location
- Ellen Weintraub
  person
- Donald Trump
  person

Trump Fires Head of Federal Election Panel, But She Won’t Leave

Bloomberg News

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President Trump dismissed Federal Election Commission Chair Ellen Weintraub from service on Friday following in his series of firings from various government agencies.
The Hill
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Since taking office last month, Trump, a Republican, has embarked on a massive government makeover, firing and sidelining hundreds of civil servants and top officials at agencies in his first steps toward downsizing the bureaucracy and installing more loyalists.
Guardian
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However, she swiftly rejected the action, labeling the removal as not valid under the law.
International Business Times
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Weintraub, like many others, was in Trump’s crosshairs, but she did not appear to be standing down.
Fox News

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