{"id":1029,"date":"2026-07-10T16:44:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T16:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interstatemovingexpertss.com\/?p=1029"},"modified":"2026-07-10T16:44:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T16:44:09","slug":"trump-purges-election-assistance-commission-members-months-before-midterms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interstatemovingexpertss.com\/?p=1029","title":{"rendered":"Trump purges Election Assistance Commission members, months before midterms"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/interstatemovingexpertss.com\/?p=1028\">Private chef salaries reach $300,000 as the rich seek their own Michelin stars<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Democrats blasted Trump&#8217;s gutting of the EAC, an independent federal agency that helps administer election funds, calling it just the latest example of Trump&#8217;s efforts to subvert U.S. elections.<\/p>\n<p>Two Democratic commissioners \u2014 Thomas Hicks and Benjamin Hovland \u2014 were fired by email on Thursday, according to VoteBeat, which first reported the ousters. <\/p>\n<p>Christy McComick, was allowed to resign, according to VoteBeat, whose reporting was confirmed by a White House official in an email to CNBC.<\/p>\n<p>A fourth commissioner, the Republican Donald Palmer, voluntarily left the commission in April for a job at the Heritage Foundation. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The President, and head of the Executive Branch, reserves the right to remove individuals that may not be totally aligned with the important task of securing America&#8217;s elections and ensuring every legal vote is counted,&#8221; a White House official said in an email to CNBC when asked about the terminations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Slaughter decision gives the President precedence to do so,&#8221; said the official, referring to the Supreme Court&#8217;s 6-3 ruling in late June, which held that Trump had the authority to fire Federal Trade Commissioner Louise Slaughter. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>Read more CNBC politics coverage<\/h2>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Trump claims to be &#8216;No. 1&#8217; on TikTok. 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