The ethics memo said Khan’s prior statements about Meta are enough to warrant recusal for cases in the agency’s administrative court where commissioners ultimately have the last say, but contained no conclusions about Amazon. A footnote in a memo from the ethics counsel, earlier reported by Bloomberg, said Khan had been authorized to serve as a prosecutor on Amazon’s cases. But when Meta made a similar demand, Khan continued to lead the case, ignoring a non-binding recommendation from the agency’s top ethics official that she step aside. Khan’s appointment to lead the FTC supercharged the Biden administration’s crackdown on Big Tech, which already includes complaints against Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Meta Platforms Inc., along with an investigation into Apple Inc.Īmazon says Khan should recuse herself, owing to her public statements about the company. In a prominent law review article, Khan argued that the existing antitrust enforcement framework was ill-equipped to tackle the potential harm Amazon poses to competition. Taking on Amazon promises to be a career-defining moment for the 34-year-old Khan, who rose to prominence articulating fresh analysis of how the Seattle-based company abuses its market power. Photographer: Tom Williams/Q-Roll Call/Getty Images
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