The Trump administration yesterday sued three Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) board members who refused to leave their offices after President Trump fired them.

President Donald Trump's administration filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against three board members of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting who have not left their posts despite Trump's attempt to fire them.

The rescissions revised package passed by a vote of 51-48, with Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski joining Democrats in voting against it.

"Defendants are usurping and unlawfully holding or exercising the office of CPB board member," U.S. Department of Justice attorneys allege in a complaint asking the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to affirm President Donald Trump's firings of three Corporation for Public Broadcasting board members.

UPDATED: The Justice Department has embarked on a new effort to remove three board members, including Sony’s Tom Rothman, from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

The Department of Justice filed a rare action against three Corporation for Public Broadcasting board members.