{"id":1045087,"date":"2021-11-22T16:59:45","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T21:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1045087"},"modified":"2021-11-22T16:59:49","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T21:59:49","slug":"google-wants-recusal-of-new-doj-antitrust-division-chair-due-to-conflict-of-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/google-wants-recusal-of-new-doj-antitrust-division-chair-due-to-conflict-of-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Wants Recusal Of New DOJ Antitrust Division Chair Due To Conflict Of Interest"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgoogle-wants-recusal-of-new-doj-antitrust-division-chair-due-to-conflict-of-interest%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1045087&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Google argued that Jonathan Kanter \u2014 the new United States assistant attorney general for the Antitrust Division \u2014 should recuse himself from the Justice Department\u2019s lawsuit against the firm.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the Senate approved Kanter in a 68-29 vote; throughout his legal career, Kanter has represented firms such as Microsoft, Uber, and Yelp in their battles against competitors. Typically, Kanter would oversee the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-sues-monopolist-google-violating-antitrust-laws\">action<\/a> that the Trump administration and eleven state attorneys general filed against Google in October 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Citing his prior experience, however, Google <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/11\/19\/22792308\/google-seeks-block-doj-antitrust-chief-jonathan-kanter-yelp-microsoft-cases\">recommended<\/a>&nbsp;that Kanter step away from the suit:<\/p>\n<p>As head of the Antitrust Division, AAG Kanter would typically be responsible for overseeing any litigation or investigations against Google. However, AAG Kanter\u2019s prior representations, actions, and statements raise concerns that having him supervise the Department\u2019s actions involving Google may not satisfy the requirement that those actions be fair and impartial. Because our access to information about AAG Kanter\u2019s prior representations and work is limited, we write to ask you to meet with us to discuss these concerns, investigate this matter, and reach an appropriate resolution\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Not only are AAG Kanter\u2019s former clients\u2019 interests directly affected by these lawsuits, AAG Kanter himself appears to have already benefited financially from representing parties who have advocated for and helped develop pending and potential future cases brought by the Department against Google.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Kanter\u2019s past statements and work representing competitors who have advocated for the cases brought by the Department raise serious concerns about his ability to be impartial,\u201d a Google spokesperson told The Verge.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/ftc-chair-reveals-assertive-posture-toward-antitrust-policy\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reported, Lina Khan \u2014 a 32-year-old Columbia University law professor \u2014 was confirmed in June to lead the Federal Trade Commission, which executes the federal government\u2019s enforcement of antitrust and consumer protection laws. As Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) admits, Khan has a hawkish reputation toward large technology companies.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the Biden administration has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/capitalism-without-competition-isnt-capitalism-its-exploitation-biden-signs-another-executive-order-targeting-big-tech\">professed<\/a> a willingness to confront \u201cBig Tech\u201d firms. In July, President Biden signed an \u201cExecutive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe heart of American capitalism is a simple idea: Open and fair competition. That means that if your companies want to win your business, they have to go out and they have to up their game,\u201d Biden explained. \u201cLet me be very clear: Capitalism without competition isn\u2019t capitalism. It\u2019s exploitation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout healthy competition, big players can change and charge whatever they want and treat you however they want,\u201d Biden continued. \u201cAnd for too many Americans<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google argued that Jonathan Kanter \u2014 the new United States assistant attorney general for the Antitrust Division \u2014 should recuse himself from the Justice Department\u2019s lawsuit against the firm.Last week, the Senate approved Kanter in a 68-29 vote; throughout his legal career, Kanter has represented firms such as Microsoft, Uber, and Yelp in their battles against competitors. Typically, Kanter would oversee the action that the Trump administration and eleven state attorneys general filed against Google in October 2020.Citing his prior experience, however, Google recommended\u00a0that Kanter step away from the suit:As head of the Antitrust Division, AAG Kanter would typically be responsible for overseeing any litigation or investigations against Google. However, AAG Kanter\u2019s prior representations, actions, and statements raise concerns that having him supervise the Department\u2019s actions involving Google may not satisfy the requirement that those actions be fair and impartial. Because our access to information about AAG Kanter\u2019s prior representations and work is limited, we write to ask you to meet with us to discuss these concerns, investigate this matter, and reach an appropriate resolution\u2026Not only are AAG Kanter\u2019s former clients\u2019 interests directly affected by these lawsuits, AAG Kanter himself appears to have already benefited financially from representing parties who have advocated for and helped develop pending and potential future cases brought by the Department against Google.\u201cMr. Kanter\u2019s past statements and work representing competitors who have advocated for the cases brought by the Department raise serious concerns about his ability to be impartial,\u201d a Google spokesperson told The Verge.As The Daily Wire reported, Lina Khan \u2014 a 32-year-old Columbia University law professor \u2014 was confirmed in June to lead the Federal Trade Commission, which executes the federal government\u2019s enforcement of antitrust and consumer protection laws. As Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) admits, Khan has a hawkish reputation toward large technology companies.Indeed, the Biden administration has professed a willingness to confront \u201cBig Tech\u201d firms. In July, President Biden signed an \u201cExecutive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy.\u201d\u201cThe heart of American capitalism is a simple idea: Open and fair competition. That means that if your companies want to win your business, they have to go out and they have to up their game,\u201d Biden explained. \u201cLet me be very clear: Capitalism without competition isn\u2019t capitalism. It\u2019s exploitation.\u201d\u201cWithout healthy competition, big players can change and charge whatever they want and treat you however they want,\u201d Biden continued. \u201cAnd for too many Americans that means accepting a bad deal for things you can\u2019t go without. So, we know we\u2019ve got a problem, a major problem. But we also have an incredible opportunity.\u201d\u201cWe have to get back to an economy that grows from the bottom up and the middle out,\u201d he added. \u201cThe executive order I\u2019m soon going to be signing commits the federal government to full and aggressive enforcement of our antitrust laws. No more tolerance for abusive actions by monopolies, no more bad mergers that lead to mass layoffs, higher prices, fewer options for workers and consumers alike.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1045087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1045087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/99"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1045087"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1045087\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1045087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1045087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1045087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}