Fired Democratic FEC commissioner seeks to punish Trump - Washington Examiner

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : "By providing that no employee of the executive branch may advance an interpretation that contravenes the president or the attorney general's opinion on a matter of law, the executive order purports to provide President Trump -- the leader of the Republican Party -- with the ability to order the FEC to take particular positions on any question of law arising in the commission's performance of any of its duties," said the Elias brief.
40% : Without showing evidence, Weintraub, the DNC, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee said the executive order would be used by Trump to steer election regulations in his favor.
40% : In his complaint for the DNC, DSCC, and DCCC, liberal election lawyer Marc Elias said that Executive Order 14215 gives Trump broad power over independent agencies created to rule in a bipartisan manner.
36% : It did, however, claim that her firing was indicative of how she feels Trump will interfere with the FEC, which mostly oversees campaign spending.
32% : Weintraub claimed that Trump couldn't fire her, but she cleaned out her desk and did not use her brief to argue that she be given her job back.
22% : " Trump dumped Weintraub from the FEC in early February and has not selected a replacement.
16% : Ellen Weintraub, who had sharply criticized Trump in past statements and online postings, joined the Democratic Party's bid to block enforcement of an executive order the party claims could end the FEC's independence.

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