That same year, Amazon unsuccessfully sought to get her recused from agency probes against the company, arguing she was too biased.
The District of Columbia also tried to sue Amazon on antitrust grounds before, but its lawsuit was dismissed by a federal judge last year.
Experts say the FTC faces a few hurdles in its own case, including convincing the court which slice of the market Amazon is allegedly monopolizing.
In a blog post responding to the lawsuit, Amazon General Counsel David Zapolsky accused the FTC of attempting to “gerrymander alleged market” to portray Amazon as something it’s not.
The FTC also alleges Amazon keeps sellers dependent on services that have allowed it to collect billions in revenue every year.
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