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Politics Not a Factor in DOJ Antitrust Decisions, Former FTC Commissioner Wright Says

Political considerations shouldn't drive antitrust enforcement actions at DOJ, and there's no evidence they have, former FTC Commissioner and Global Antitrust Institute Director Joshua Wright tweeted Tuesday. "Claims that a tweet or congressional hearing shake agency staff from their enforcement…

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mission reveal ignorance of how FTC and DOJ work," he said. "Tweets and politics ... are not helpful" but claiming appointees and staff "are so easily swayed from their mission is inappropriate & inconsistent w my experience," he said. DOJ didn't comment.