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Why Trump is an antitrust wild card for Big Tech

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The pendulum has swung back and forth on antitrust policy over the past few years .

In the Biden administration, FTC Chair Lina Khan and DOJ antitrust chief Jonathan Kanter have taken a bold, aggressive approach to antitrust.

But now, President-elect Donald Trump is returning to the White House in a month , and he’s already named his picks to replace Khan and Kanter .

Trump picks FTC Commissioner Andrew Ferguson to lead the agency.

Trump picks Gail Slater to head Justice Department’s antitrust division.

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