H/T to my friends over @FTCWATCH who got an exclusive with @JusticeATR's Makan Delrahim in their latest issue. A couple of highlights:
@FTCWATCH @JusticeATR On the split w states in Sprint-T-Mobile: " I would always look at the motivation of somebody who might be criticizing me first ...State AGs are elected officials — they are political bodies. They are not disinterested as federal prosecutors are and should remain."
@FTCWATCH @JusticeATR On disputes w @FTC over Big Tech: "There was an agreement made between the FTC and DOJ, July 12th, that [the FTC] no longer found convenient. There was a change in position ...This issue between the two agencies has been going on for years. I didn’t create the clearance problem."
@FTCWATCH @JusticeATR @FTC On @JusticeATR not yet having brought a criminal no-poach case despite talking up their probes: "I can’t snap my fingers. ...I have said publicly we have several grand juries in that field. You know what? Some people who criticize us aren’t even lawyers...."
@FTCWATCH @JusticeATR @FTC ...In this country, there are constitutional restraints and to bring a criminal case, there is a procedure we must follow. It’s not like a state AG bringing these civil poach matters. They can bring those all day long."
@FTCWATCH @JusticeATR @FTC On morale at @JusticeATR: "I’ve made some changes both in personnel and in policy to improve the division. ...Were there some people in the division who were unhappy with what I did in the division? Sure. You tell me which federal agency runs on consensus."
@FTCWATCH @JusticeATR @FTC “When you get into public service, you are not always doing these things to be loved. You are doing these to improve the process in the best way possible...
@FTCWATCH @JusticeATR @FTC ...I think it is true that I have probably had more initiatives, improvements — I guess that is in the eye of the beholder — than probably other AAGs.”
@FTCWATCH @JusticeATR Also check out their accompanying story:
Are Delrahim’s actions troubling? Antitrust insiders weigh in
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Are Delrahim’s actions troubling? Antitrust insiders weigh in
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