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One of the two FTC commissioners Trump purported to fire in March resigned today because he hasn't been paid since then
Chris Geidner
@chrisgeidner.bsky.social
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UPDATE: One of the two FTC commissioners Trump purported to fire in March, Alvaro Bedoya, resigned today because he hasn't been paid since then and, he wrote, "I can no longer afford to go without any source of income for my family."
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.278902/gov.uscourts.dcd.278902.46.1.pdf
7. As a result of Defendants’ actions, I have been denied the wages, benefits, and
resources to which I am legally entitled as an FTC Commissioner.
8. For personal reasons, I can no longer afford to go without any source of income for
my family. Applicable rules and regulations limit an FTC Commissioner’s ability to accept other
employment while serving on the Commission. See, e.g., 15 U.S.C. § 41 (“No Commissioner shall engage in any other business, vocation, or employment.”). In addition, even assuming I would not be deemed an FTC Commissioner for purposes of such rules and regulations for the duration of this litigation, my acceptance of other employment during the pendency of this litigation could give rise to an appearance of impropriety or to actual or perceived conflicts of interest.
9. Accordingly, and out of an abundance of caution, I formally resigned my position as
a Commissioner of the FTC on June 9, 2025.
ALT
June 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
@chrisgeidner.bsky.social
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UPDATE: One of the two FTC commissioners Trump purported to fire in March, Alvaro Bedoya, resigned today because he hasn't been paid since then and, he wrote, "I can no longer afford to go without any source of income for my family."
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.278902/gov.uscourts.dcd.278902.46.1.pdf
7. As a result of Defendants’ actions, I have been denied the wages, benefits, and
resources to which I am legally entitled as an FTC Commissioner.
8. For personal reasons, I can no longer afford to go without any source of income for
my family. Applicable rules and regulations limit an FTC Commissioner’s ability to accept other
employment while serving on the Commission. See, e.g., 15 U.S.C. § 41 (“No Commissioner shall engage in any other business, vocation, or employment.”). In addition, even assuming I would not be deemed an FTC Commissioner for purposes of such rules and regulations for the duration of this litigation, my acceptance of other employment during the pendency of this litigation could give rise to an appearance of impropriety or to actual or perceived conflicts of interest.
9. Accordingly, and out of an abundance of caution, I formally resigned my position as
a Commissioner of the FTC on June 9, 2025.
ALT
June 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
UPDATE: One of the two FTC commissioners Trump purported to fire in March, Alvaro Bedoya, resigned today because he hasn't been paid since then and, he wrote, "I can no longer afford to go without any source of income for my family." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner.bsky.social) 2025-06-09T20:22:26.575Z