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Race to replace FTC chair Lina Khan pits antitrust hawks against candidate softer on Big Tech: sources

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The race to replace Lina Khan as FTC chair is coming to a head, pitting antitrust hawks against a top candidate who is seen taking a softer approach to Big Tech enforcement.

Holyoak is one of a trio of hopefuls that also includes Andrew Ferguson , Andrew Ferguson and Mark Meador .

Ferguson is the former chief counsel to Sen. Mitch McConnell and clerked for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas .

Holyoak 's nomination would be a boon to Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta , who is currently being sued by the FTC .

Holyoak and Slater declined to comment.

Trump transition team spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said decisions about Trump 's nominations “will be announced when they are made”.

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