United States President, Donald Trump on Tuesday fired two Democratic commissioners at the Federal Trade Commission, FTC, in another major test of the independence of regulatory agencies. The White House confirmed the sacking of Democratic Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter.

The decision to fire the two members of the traditionally independent regulatory body is likely to face a legal challenge.

More than two dozen Democratic U.S. senators called on President Donald Trump on Wednesday to rescind his termination of the two Democratic members of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota sent the letter to the White House asking for the reinstatement of Democratic Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter,