President Donald Trump's removal of Rebecca Slaughter, a Democratic member of the Republican-majority Federal Trade Commission, is now under review by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Slaughter told ABC News Live she's "gonna stay in the fight" despite being forced to leave her office.

"I care a lot about my agency, a lot of my job, but much more about the principle that protects independence, accountability, transparency, and checks and balances in government, which I think we need now more than ever," Slaughter told ABC News.

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Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary stay on Monday, which paused lower court orders that had deemed her removal illegal and allowed her brief return to work last week. However, the Supreme Court has not yet ruled definitively on Trump's emergency reque

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