Democratic lawmakers urge FTC to investigate Trump phone

A group of Democratic lawmakers asked the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday to investigate a mobile phone venture started by President Donald Trump’s two older sons for “potential violations of consumer protection law,” alleging that the advertising and sale of a supposedly “Made in the USA” phone may be deceptive.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and 10 other Democratic members of the House and the Senate asked regulators to investigate Trump Mobile’s “T1” phone, which was announced in June and promised to be released in August but which has yet to be delivered.

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