Trump’s antitrust nominees are drawing praise from anti-monopolists on the right and left

President-elect Donald Trump ’s top antitrust policy nominees are eliciting praise from anti-monopolists on the right and left.

Trump has tapped Gail Slater , a former adviser to Vice-elect J.D. Vance , as assistant attorney general for the antitrust division of the Department of Justice .

Slater , Andrew Ferguson , Mark Meador and Andrew Meador have been nominated to handle antitrust policy.

Andrew Ferguson , Gail Slater and Mark Meador are seen as unadulterated anti-monopolists.

Andrew Khan was picked over fellow Republican FTC member Melissa Holyoak , who has a more pro-corporate attitude toward antitrust policy.

Andrew Ferguson has spoken about the need to break with the laissez-faire antitrust philosophy of Robert Bork , the key intellectual figure behind lighter enforcement.

Some antimonopoly advocates are expressing concern that Pam Bondi , Trump ’s likely nominee for attorney general, has represented Amazon in the past.

They are also concerned that Big Tech CEOs might sway Trump toward their viewpoint.

Intra -party tensions over the government's role in regulating antitrust policies likely to persist under Trump .