President Trump fired Federal Election Commission Chairman Ellen Weintraub on Thursday.
Weintraub, who has been the FEC commissioner since 2002, shared the firing letter he received from the president at X, showing that he will not leave the post quietly.
“I received a letter from Potus today to remove me as the commissioner and chairman. [FEC]” Winetrobe wrote On social media platforms. “There is a legal alternative to FEC's commissioners. This isn't the case.”
“I was lucky enough to serve the Americans and stir up some good trouble along the way,” she added. “That won't change anytime soon.”
The brief letter Weintraub included in her post dated January 31, and included the unique signature of the 78-year-old president.
“You will be removed as a member of the Federal Election Commission and will take effect immediately,” Trump wrote. “Thank you for the service on the committee.”
The White House did not immediately respond to requests to post comments.
With six commissioners, the FEC is an independent regulatory authority responsible for implementing Campaign Finance Act and overseeing the country's federal elections.
Only three people will partner with the same political party, and will serve a six-year term when confirmed by the Senate.
Weintraub's term expired in 2007, but she remained on the committee “Holdover Status” For over 20 years, she was never appointed to replace her.
Weintraub was critical of Trump's claims about widespread voter fraud in federal elections.
“I think spreading such information in the absence of evidence would be damaging our democracy,” she told CNN in a 2019 interview. Fox Newsdescribed Trump's allegations as “baseless.”
Then, in a long X-thread, Weintraub argued that Trump's “false” about widespread mail-in voting fraud “is not just a word.”
“These falsehoods may undermine Americans' belief in our democracy,” she wrote in a May 2020 thread.
Axed FEC official said New York Times On Thursday, she said she was “not really surprised” by Trump's letter.
“A lot of complaints have been raised against the president,” Weintrob told the outlet.
“I pointed it out. I wrote about this, so I'm not really surprised that I'm on their radar,” she added.
