Democratic FEC Chair Ellen Weintraub says Trump fired her. She says she's not leaving

Ellen Weintraub, the current Federal Election Commission Chair and one of three Democratic members on the committee, posted a letter on X Thursday night from President Trump that says she has been removed as an FEC member. 

The brief letter, dated January 31, 2025, reads, "You are hereby removed as a Member of the Federal Election Commission."

Weintraub is disputing her firing. "There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it," she said in her post. "I've been lucky to serve the American people & stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon."