The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice’s antitrust unit have enjoyed four years of robust regulatory power, supported fully by the Biden administration. The FTC has been led for nearly four years by Chairwoman Lina Khan, an outspoken critic of budding business monopolies. The FTC, under Khan’s leadership, has stepped up antitrust regulation and enforcement, part of a higher level of scrutiny on businesses.
With President-elect Donald Trump’s administration about to begin — for his second, nonconsecutive White House term — business leaders who have grudgingly dealt with heightened oversight are eager to see how far incoming Trump officials limit the federal government’s regulatory imprint.
It’s an open question since Trump’s picks are sending mixed messages about how aggressive his administration will be
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