Inside Lina Khan’s war on monopolies politico.com/news/2021/09/2…
The FTC offers two on-the-record responses to my story from this morning. “It is not clear why this executive flew to D.C. with the expectation of meeting in person. Due to Covid-19, the agency remains under a mandatory telework policy, meaning no one is in the building...
..and visitors are discouraged from coming to the building. Furthermore, when the agency is involved in active administrative litigation against a company, Commissioners must abide by the agency’s and the Administrative Procedure Act prohibitions on ex parte contacts...
between representatives of the party and the Commissioners," FTC Spokesperson Lindsay Kryzak said.
Secondly, the FTC disputes that staff attorneys aren't being allowed to brief FTC Chair Khan. Bureau Directors Holly Vedova and Samuel A.A. Levine said in a statement, “There is no truth to that rumor....
"Chair Khan is frequently briefed by the staff attorneys working on matters. Attendance at and participation in these meetings is decided at the Bureau level, not by the Chair or her team.”
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