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Trump purges Election Assistance Commission members, months before midterms

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Trump purges Election Assistance Commission members, months before midterms. President Donald Trump ousted the three remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission, with less than four months before midterm elections, the White House confirmed Friday. Two Democratic commissioners — Thomas Hicks and Benjamin Hovland — were fired by email on Thursday, according to VoteBeat, which first reported the ousters. Christy McComick was allowed to resign, according to VoteBeat, whose reporting was confirmed by a White House official in an email to CNBC. A fourth commissioner, Republican Donald Palmer, voluntarily left the commission in April for a job at the Heritage Foundation. "The Slaughter decision gives the President precedence to do so," said the official, referring to the Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling in late June, which held that Trump had the authority to fire Federal Trade Commission member Louise Slaughter. The White House said that the Supreme Court's recent 6-3 decision in a case upholding Trump's authority to fire Federal Trade Commission member Louise Slaughter provided legal precedent for the removals.