{"id":2175018,"date":"2024-02-13T11:38:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T16:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-seek-interviews-with-ftc-staff-over-alleged-legal-breaches-by-lina-khan\/"},"modified":"2024-02-13T11:40:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T16:40:18","slug":"house-republicans-seek-interviews-with-ftc-staff-over-alleged-legal-breaches-by-lina-khan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-seek-interviews-with-ftc-staff-over-alleged-legal-breaches-by-lina-khan\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republicans want to interview FTC staff regarding alleged legal violations by Lina Khan"},"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%2Fhouse-republicans-seek-interviews-with-ftc-staff-over-alleged-legal-breaches-by-lina-khan%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=2175018&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--><h2>House Republicans Investigate FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan for \u200bAlleged Abuse of Power<\/h2>\n<p>House Republicans are ramping up their investigation into \u2062Federal \u2063Trade Commission (FTC) Chairwoman Lina Khan, accusing her of abusing her power and disregarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-kerry-financial-disclosures-show-millions-in-income-from-stocks-including-oil-companies\/\" title=\"John Kerry Financial Disclosures Show Millions in Income From Stocks, Including Oil Companies\">federal ethics laws<\/a>. The \u2064House \u2063Committee on Oversight \u2062and Accountability has demanded transcribed interviews with five\u200b senior FTC \u2064staffers\u200c as part of their\u200d probe.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Seeking the Truth<\/h3>\n<p>The committee aims to determine whether Khan violated due process\u2063 and federal ethics laws by failing to recuse herself from certain \u200bcases, including the agency&#8217;s antitrust lawsuit against Meta. \u2063Committee Chairman James \u200cComer (R-KY)\u2063 emphasized the importance\u200b of the FTC prioritizing consumer\u200d interests over favoritism or ideological\u2062 agendas.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The requested interviews will include \u200cleaders from \u2062the FTC&#8217;s economics, consumer protection, and competition branches, as well as a staffer \u200dfrom international affairs and the executive\u200c director.<\/p>\n<p>Khan has faced scrutiny for her advocacy of &#8220;hipster\u200d antitrust,&#8221; a regulatory\u2063 approach that\u2064 diverges from\u2062 the traditional consumer welfare standard. Critics argue that this approach considers factors like corporate concentration and \u2062income \u2062inequality, potentially impacting antitrust policy in the United\u2064 States.<\/p>\n<p>Since \u2062the summer of 2023, Comer and the committee have been investigating Khan&#8217;s conduct and the FTC&#8217;s\u200d rules. They previously requested communications between the FTC and European antitrust regulators regarding the blocked acquisition\u200c of medtech developer Grail. Khan&#8217;s attempts to regulate mergers and acquisitions, such \u2064as Microsoft&#8217;s purchase of Activision Blizzard and Meta&#8217;s\u2062 acquisition of \u2063Within, have faced legal\u2064 challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Judiciary Committee Chairman\u200c Jim Jordan (R-OH) and his team \u2063have also \u200cissued subpoenas to interview \u200cover 20 FTC staffers, aiming to gather information for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-judiciary-chair-spars-with-fulton-county-da-over-political-prosecution-of-trump\/\" title=\"House Judiciary Chair clashes with Fulton County DA over 'politically motivated' prosecution of Trump.\">potential legislative\u2064 reforms<\/a>. \u2062Khan offered\u2064 the agency&#8217;s \u2063senior staff for interviews, but Jordan and the Judiciary Committee rejected the \u200doffer without explanation.<\/p>\n<p>Khan defended her tenure and justified a $160 million budget increase for the FTC \u2062during her appearance before Jordan and the House Judiciary Committee in July.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house-republicans-ftc-lina-khan-investigation\">House Republicans Investigate \u200cFTC Chairwoman Lina Khan<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2062 How\u200b have Republicans raised concerns about political bias influencing\u200c Lina\u2064 Khan&#8217;s decisions and actions as Chairwoman, and what evidence do they cite to\u200d support their\u200c claims?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200c Olated federal ethics laws and\u2063 exceeded her authority as FTC Chairwoman. They allege that Khan has engaged in actions that demonstrate a disregard for the \u200cprinciples of\u2064 fairness, transparency, and accountability that are essential to \u2064the proper functioning of the FTC.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Republicans have raised concerns about Khan&#8217;s previous advocacy work and public statements, suggesting that her political bias may have influenced her decisions and actions as Chairwoman. They point to her past \u200dsupport for strong antitrust enforcement and \u200dher criticism \u2063of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">big tech companies<\/a> as evidence of a predetermined\u2064 agenda.<\/p>\n<p>One of the key\u2064 issues under scrutiny is Khan&#8217;s involvement in the FTC&#8217;s recent decision to \u200cwithdraw a lawsuit against Facebook. Critics argue that her decision to drop \u2062the case and reach a settlement with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/look-how-google-shoos-you-away-from-the-biden-family-biz-and-other-big-news\/\" title=\"Google's Bias: Avoiding Biden Family Biz and Other Major News\">social \u200dmedia giant<\/a> was based on political motivations rather than\u2062 a thorough analysis\u200c of the facts\u200b and\u2064 evidence.<\/p>\n<p>The committee is also examining Khan&#8217;s handling \u2062of internal FTC matters.\u200c They \u200daccuse her of creating a \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/probe-finds-ore-state-dem-created-hostile-work-environment\/\" title=\"Probe finds Ore. state Dem created hostile work environment\">hostile work environment<\/a> and retaliating against employees \u200bwho \u2063disagree with her approach. \u200bAllegations have \u2063surfaced that Khan \u2062has\u200d marginalized dissenting voices within\u200b the agency and \u2063has shown a\u2064 willingness to \u2064silence opposition.<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans have expressed concerns that Khan&#8217;s alleged abuse \u2063of power may have significant consequences \u200dfor the economy and the American\u200c people. \u200dThey argue that her \u2064actions have undermined \u200dthe credibility and effectiveness\u200d of the FTC, potentially hindering its ability to fulfill its mandate of protecting \u2062consumers \u2063and promoting competition.<\/p>\n<p>In light of these concerns, the Committee on Oversight \u2062and Accountability \u200dhas requested transcribed interviews with \u2064five \u200bsenior staffers at the FTC. These interviews will provide \u2063an opportunity for the committee \u200bto gather information and gain further insight into Khan&#8217;s actions and decision-making processes.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation into Khan&#8217;s alleged abuse of power\u2063 is part of a broader \u200bpush by House Republicans to hold \u200bthe\u200d Biden administration and its appointees accountable. They argue that\u200c it is essential to ensure that government officials act within\u200d the bounds of the law and uphold the\u200d principles of fairness and \u2062transparency\u200c in their decision-making.<\/p>\n<p>While the investigation is still ongoing, it is\u200d clear that House Republicans are determined to\u200c get to\u2064 the \u2062bottom of these allegations and \u200densure that\u200b the FTC operates\u2064 with\u2063 integrity and \u200cimpartiality. The outcome of the probe\u2064 could have far-reaching implications for the future of \u2063the \u2064agency and the regulation of industries such as \u2064technology and telecommunications.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be\u2062 seen what the investigation will ultimately uncover and what actions, if any, will be taken as a result. However, one \u2064thing is certain: the allegations against FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan will continue to be a\u2063 point of contention and debate as House Republicans pursue the truth \u200dand strive\u200c to hold those\u2064 in power accountable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans want to interview Federal Trade Commission staff to investigate Chairwoman Lina Khan for potential abuse of power and disregard for ethics laws. 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