Warren Statement on Trump DOJ Ousting Top Antitrust Official

Washington, D.C. —Following the Trump administration’s ouster of the Department of Justice’s Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division Gail Slater, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement:
“Americans’ top concern is affordability, but one of Trump’s few bipartisan-supported nominees — the top law enforcement official responsible for stopping illegal monopolies and protecting American consumers — was just ousted.
“Why? It looks like corruption. A small army of MAGA-aligned lawyers and lobbyists have been trying to sell off merger approvals that will increase prices and harm innovation to the highest bidder.
“Every antitrust case in front of the Trump Justice Department now reeks of double-dealing — Ticketmaster’s stock is already surging. Congress has a responsibility to unearth exactly what happened and hold the Trump administration accountable.”
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