Techdirt [Unofficial]WSJ: Lobbyists Easily Destroyed Any Semi-Serious Antitrust Enforcers Left In MAGA
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#RawStory Mar 20, 2026
'I will destroy you': #Trump fixer accused of threatening DOJ official — then got her fired
#GailSlater, then head of DOJ’s antitrust division, was reviewing #HewlettPackardEnterprise’s $14 billion bid 2 acquire rival #JuniperNetworks when #MikeDavis, outside counsel for HPE – reportdly warned her, “If you don’t approve this settlement, I will destroy you. I will destroy your job @ #DOJ,” per sworn testimony frm her former deputy, #RogerAlford.
'I will destroy you': Trump fixer accused of threatening DOJ official — then got her fired
President Donald Trump’s influential MAGA ally Mike Davis is facing new scrutiny after allegedly threatening to stop a Justice Department official during negotiations over a major tech merger, according to a Wall Street Journal investigation. Gail Slater, then head of the DOJ’s antitrust division, w...
Trump DOJ Wimps Out On Ticketmaster, Again Revealing Hollowness Of MAGA ‘Antitrust’
DeadlineJudge Pares Down DOJ’s Antitrust Claims Against Live Nation, But Lawsuit Can Proceed To Trial
#News #Politics #Antitrust #DonaldTrump #ElectionLine #GailSlater #JusticeDepartment #LiveNation #LiveNationTicketmaster #PamBondi #Ticketmaster
https://deadline.com/2026/02/live-nation-ticketmaster-antitrust-case-doj-1236728949/
StacesCases2 🇨🇦 📎@meidastouch.com host #BenMeiselas and #TalkingFeds host #HarryLitman report on Donald Trump’s TOP #Anti-Trust lawyer at the DOJ #GailSlater suddenly QUITTING as the entire anti-trust department is now gutted and as 8,000 other DOJ lawyers and staff have abruptly left.
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TOP DOJ Lawyer SUDDENLY RESIGN...
TOP DOJ Lawyer SUDDENLY RESIGN...
TOP DOJ Lawyer SUDDENLY RESIGNS as EVERYONE QUITS!!
MAGA’s Always Bogus “Antitrust Movement” Comes To A Screeching Halt With Firing Of Gail Slater
MAGA’s Always Bogus “Antitrust Movement” Comes To A Screeching Halt With Firing Of Gail Slater
The Trump administration has fired one of the few remaining members of the administration that had even a passing interest in antitrust enforcement. DOJ antitrust boss Gail Slater has been fired fr…
Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow – No trackers, no ads. Black type, white background. Privacy policy: we don't collect or retain any data at all ever period. [Unofficial]Feb 13Pluralistic: Trump antitrust is dead (13 Feb 2026)
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eicker.news ᳇ tech newsUS #DOJ #antitrust chief #GailSlater is #resigning after leading major cases against #Google and other tech giants. Her departure is seen as a victory for #bigtech over more populist #MAGA voices, potentially signaling a shift in #antitrustenforcement. https://www.axios.com/2026/02/12/justice-antitrust-chief-gail-slateer-resigns?eicker.news #tech #media #news
VarietyDOJ Ousts Antitrust Chief Gail Slater, Who Was Reviewing Netflix-Warner Bros. Merger
#Variety #News #Antitrust #GailSlater #PamBondi #WarnerBros
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/doj-ousts-antitrust-chief-gail-slater-1236661169/
Abigail Slater Says She’s Departing As Justice Department’s Antitrust Chief; Exit Comes As Division Reviews Netflix-Warner Bros. Merger
#News #Politics #AbigailSlater #DonaldTrump #ElectionLine #GailSlater #Netflix #Paramount
https://deadline.com/2026/02/gail-slater-antitrust-trump-1236717301/
