President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday announced the appointment of Gale Slater, an economic policy advisor to Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, to serve as assistant attorney general in the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ).
Before his second victory, Trump repeatedly accused Big Tech companies of being involved in behind-the-scenes information manipulation, saying the two companies “systematically” conspired to promote a “system of censorship.” He claimed that there was. In his announcement on Truth Social, President Trump said corporations are using their market power to suppress the rights of “so many Americans” and “people in little tech.” (Related article: 'A huge burden': Big tech companies 'concerned' after Australia bans social media for children)
“I am proud to have fought these abuses during my first term, and the Justice Department's antitrust team will continue that work under Ms. Gale's leadership,” President Trump said in a statement.
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“In her new role, Gail will help ensure our competition laws are vigorously and fairly enforced, based on clear rules that encourage, not stifle, the ingenuity of our great companies. Congratulations, Gail – together we can make America competitive again!” Trump continued.
Mr. Slater previously served as a high-tech policy advisor at the National Economic Council during President Trump's first term, and worked for 10 years at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), where he worked with former Democratic FTC Commissioner Julie Brill during the Obama administration. provided advice.
After Trump's victory, Silicon Valley CEOs publicly congratulated the former president, despite facing years of backlash from him and other Republicans. Amazon's Jeff Bezos, who also owns the Washington Post, wrote in a post on X that Trump had achieved an “extraordinary political comeback and decisive victory.”
Slater is expected to take on a number of high-profile cases involving large corporations accused of illegally building and protecting monopolies. Google suffered a major blow in August when a federal judge ruled that the company violated U.S. antitrust laws through its search business. U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta said in a filing that the company abused its “monopoly” through its search business, which is the automatic search engine for browsers like Apple's Safari and Mozilla's Firefox.
President Joe Biden had tapped antitrust lawyer and advocate Jonathan Cantor to lead the department in 2021.
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