{"id":42461,"date":"2025-02-07T14:39:40","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T14:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=42461"},"modified":"2025-02-07T14:39:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T14:39:40","slug":"president-trump-fires-far-left-federal-election-commissioner-chairwoman-ellen-weintraub-but-she-refuses-to-leave-post-claiming-her-dismissal-is-illegal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=42461","title":{"rendered":"President Trump Fires Far-left Federal Election Commissioner Chairwoman Ellen Weintraub \u2014 But She Refuses to Leave Post Claiming Her Dismissal is Illegal"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

\"\"
Photo by Carlos Osorio\/Collision via Sportsfile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In a decisive move to cleanse the swamp of bureaucratic resistance, President Donald Trump has officially fired Democrat Ellen Weintraub, the long-standing Commissioner and Chair of the U.S. Federal Election Commission (FEC).<\/p>\n

Yet, in a display of blatant disrespect for the President\u2019s authority, Weintraub has dug in her heels, refusing to vacate her position, claiming her dismissal is somehow illegal.<\/p>\n

Weintraub was elected as chair last December 2024.<\/p>\n

\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

FEC commissioners are appointed to six-year terms by the president and confirmed by the Senate.<\/p>\n

Weintraub argues that a commissioner can only be replaced after the president nominates a successor and the Senate confirms them, according to far-left New York Times.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"
Credit: 2018 IVN.us, IVN News.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cReceived a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner & Chair,\u201d posted by Trump-hater Weintraub on X Thursday evening.<\/p>\n

She added, \u201cThere\u2019s a legal way to replace FEC commissioners \u2014 this isn\u2019t it. I\u2019ve been lucky to serve the American people & stir up some good trouble along the way. That\u2019s not changing anytime soon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alongside her post, Weintraub shared a copy of the letter from the White House, dated January 31, 2025.<\/p>\n

\u201cDear Commissioner Weintraub,\u201d the letter states. \u201cYou are hereby removed as a Member of the Federal Election Commission, effective immediately. Thank you for your service on the Commission.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n

Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner & Chair of @FEC<\/a>. There\u2019s a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn\u2019t it. I\u2019ve been lucky to serve the American people & stir up some good trouble along the way. That\u2019s not changing anytime soon. pic.twitter.com\/7voecN2vpj<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ellen L. Weintraub (@ellenlweintraub.bsky.social) (@EllenLWeintraub) February 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Fox News<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n

\n

Weintraub took aim at President Trump in 2019, when she said his \u201cbaseless\u201d claims about\u00a0voter fraud<\/a>\u00a0were \u201cdamaging to our democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n

She criticized the president during an appearance on CNN and claimed he was spreading information for which he had no proof.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it is damaging to our democracy,\u201d Weintraub told host John Berman, \u201cto spread information like that if there is no proof.\u201d<\/p>\n

Weintraub insisted there was no evidence of rampant voter fraud in 2016, responding to Trump\u2019s repeated claims to the contrary.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Weintraub also voted to launch investigations into the president for allegations that his campaign coordinated with super political action committees and for issues related to claims that Russia attempted to sway the 2016 election results.<\/p>\n

She also supported probes into Trump for allegedly using his 2016 campaign events to promote his various businesses, such as hotels, golf courses, bottled water, and a winery.<\/p>\n

\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The post President Trump Fires Far-left Federal Election Commissioner Chairwoman Ellen Weintraub \u2014 But She Refuses to Leave Post Claiming Her Dismissal is Illegal<\/a> appeared first on The Gateway Pundit<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Photo by Carlos Osorio\/Collision via Sportsfile In a decisive move to cleanse the swamp of bureaucratic resistance, President<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nPresident Trump Fires Far-left Federal Election Commissioner Chairwoman Ellen Weintraub \u2014 But She Refuses to Leave Post Claiming Her Dismissal is Illegal - Sasquatch News Online<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=42461\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"President Trump Fires Far-left Federal Election Commissioner Chairwoman Ellen Weintraub \u2014 But She Refuses to Leave Post Claiming Her Dismissal is Illegal - Sasquatch News Online\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Photo by Carlos Osorio\/Collision via Sportsfile In a decisive move to cleanse the swamp of bureaucratic resistance, President\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=42461\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sasquatch News Online\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-02-07T14:39:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/53005973049_349820f92c_c-1200x630.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"michael\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"michael\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\\\/?p=42461#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\\\/?p=42461\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"michael\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ad0c8e1b95566d8fc0863991c0df1bde\"},\"headline\":\"President Trump Fires Far-left Federal Election Commissioner Chairwoman Ellen Weintraub \u2014 But She Refuses to Leave Post Claiming Her Dismissal is Illegal\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-07T14:39:40+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\\\/?p=42461\"},\"wordCount\":491,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\\\/?p=42461#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/53005973049_349820f92c_c-1200x630.jpg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\\\/?p=42461#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\\\/?p=42461\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\\\/?p=42461\",\"name\":\"President Trump Fires Far-left Federal Election Commissioner Chairwoman Ellen Weintraub \u2014 But She Refuses to Leave Post Claiming Her Dismissal is Illegal - Sasquatch News Online\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\\\/?p=42461#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\\\/?p=42461#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/53005973049_349820f92c_c-1200x630.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-07T14:39:40+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ad0c8e1b95566d8fc0863991c0df1bde\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\\\/?p=42461#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\\\/?p=42461\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\\\/?p=42461#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/53005973049_349820f92c_c-1200x630.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/53005973049_349820f92c_c-1200x630.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\\\/?p=42461#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"President Trump Fires Far-left Federal Election Commissioner Chairwoman Ellen Weintraub \u2014 But She Refuses to Leave Post Claiming Her Dismissal is Illegal\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Sasquatch News Online\",\"description\":\"Simple News Aggregator for Tall Furry Mammals\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ad0c8e1b95566d8fc0863991c0df1bde\",\"name\":\"michael\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/91d9ad90d000862be61f4d7dca0c7ab5f6098331605977ac600f25647e0208ea?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/91d9ad90d000862be61f4d7dca0c7ab5f6098331605977ac600f25647e0208ea?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/91d9ad90d000862be61f4d7dca0c7ab5f6098331605977ac600f25647e0208ea?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"michael\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"President Trump Fires Far-left Federal Election Commissioner Chairwoman Ellen Weintraub \u2014 But She Refuses to Leave Post Claiming Her Dismissal is Illegal - Sasquatch News Online","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=42461","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"President Trump Fires Far-left Federal Election Commissioner Chairwoman Ellen Weintraub \u2014 But She Refuses to Leave Post Claiming Her Dismissal is Illegal - Sasquatch News Online","og_description":"Photo by Carlos Osorio\/Collision via Sportsfile In a decisive move to cleanse the swamp of bureaucratic resistance, President","og_url":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=42461","og_site_name":"Sasquatch News Online","article_published_time":"2025-02-07T14:39:40+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/53005973049_349820f92c_c-1200x630.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"michael","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"michael","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=42461#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=42461"},"author":{"name":"michael","@id":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ad0c8e1b95566d8fc0863991c0df1bde"},"headline":"President Trump Fires Far-left Federal Election Commissioner Chairwoman Ellen Weintraub \u2014 But She Refuses to Leave Post Claiming Her Dismissal is Illegal","datePublished":"2025-02-07T14:39:40+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=42461"},"wordCount":491,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=42461#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/53005973049_349820f92c_c-1200x630.jpg","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=42461#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=42461","url":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=42461","name":"President Trump Fires Far-left Federal Election Commissioner Chairwoman Ellen Weintraub \u2014 But She Refuses to Leave Post Claiming Her Dismissal is Illegal - Sasquatch News Online","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=42461#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=42461#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/53005973049_349820f92c_c-1200x630.jpg","datePublished":"2025-02-07T14:39:40+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ad0c8e1b95566d8fc0863991c0df1bde"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=42461#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=42461"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=42461#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/53005973049_349820f92c_c-1200x630.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/53005973049_349820f92c_c-1200x630.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=42461#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"President Trump Fires Far-left Federal Election Commissioner Chairwoman Ellen Weintraub \u2014 But She Refuses to Leave Post Claiming Her Dismissal is Illegal"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/","name":"Sasquatch News Online","description":"Simple News Aggregator for Tall Furry Mammals","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ad0c8e1b95566d8fc0863991c0df1bde","name":"michael","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/91d9ad90d000862be61f4d7dca0c7ab5f6098331605977ac600f25647e0208ea?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/91d9ad90d000862be61f4d7dca0c7ab5f6098331605977ac600f25647e0208ea?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/91d9ad90d000862be61f4d7dca0c7ab5f6098331605977ac600f25647e0208ea?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"michael"},"url":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?author=1"}]}},"featured_image_urls":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":"","darknews-slider-full":"","darknews-featured":"","darknews-medium":"","darknews-medium-square":""},"author_info":{"display_name":"michael","author_link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?author=1"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?cat=1\" rel=\"category\">Uncategorized<\/a>","tag_info":"Uncategorized","comment_count":"0","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42461"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42461\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}