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Christopher A. Wray, the F.B.I. Mr. Wray, who is appearing for the first time before the House Judiciary Committee since Republicans won the House, is likely girding for the worst. The committee, led by Representative Jim Jordan, Republican of Ohio, says it “will examine the politicization” of the F.B.I. under Mr. Wray and Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. That criticism was once trained on the bureau’s investigation into the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia during the 2016 election.

Persons: Christopher A, Wray, Donald J, Trump, Jim Jordan, General Merrick B, Garland, Stoked, Department’s, Hunter Biden Organizations: Republicans, Committee, Republican, Trump Locations: Ohio, Russia, Lago

☆ FBI director boasts that applications are 'up over 100%' in Florida after Matt Gaetz says people trusted the FBI 'more when J. Edgar Hoover was running the place'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

FBI Director Christopher Wray bragged about the agency's recruitment when informed of its low popularity. Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz claimed the bureau was trusted more under the notorious leadership of J. Edgar Hoover. Gaetz grew agitated with Wray after a series of aggressive questions about Hunter Biden and the FBI's January 6 investigation. "People trusted the FBI more when J. Edgar Hoover was running the place than when you are. "I certainly didn't perjure myself," Wray shot back Gaetz, who had accused him of lying to lawmakers.

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CNN —House Republicans unloaded a barrage of criticism directed toward FBI Director Christopher Wray Wednesday, outlining a litany of complaints while Wray testified before the House Judiciary Committee. Chairman Jim Jordan opened the hearing launching into a wide array of attacks on the FBI. “House Republicans will attack the FBI for having had the audacity to treat Donald Trump like any other citizen. FBI Director Christopher Wray is sworn in prior to testifying before a House Judiciary Committee hearing. “We did stand up a whole dedicated unit to focus on threats to FBI, individuals, FBI employees and FBI facilities because of the uptick that we saw over that time period,” Wray said.

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☆ Retail crime has hit a bustling Kansas metropolis
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Parija Kavilanz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Republican Kris Kobach, Kansas’ attorney general, said retail crime is a “spiraling problem” in his state, adding that Kansas and Missouri are among the top 10 states in the nation for volume of retail crime. “There is a link between drug trafficking and organized retail crime,” Kobach told lawmakers in June. “Organized retail crime is a problem that is getting worse, not better. Organized retail crime offers criminals a business model of pure profit, “with no overhead, rent, product cost. In early June, Kobach testified before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on “Organized Retail Crime and the Threat to Public Safety.”“When one thinks about the explosion of organized retail crime in the United States, the State of Kansas may not intuitively jump to mind,” he told lawmakers.

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☆ US attorney investigating Hunter Biden defends probe in letter to House Judiciary panel
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Sara Murray | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

If not, I may request Special Attorney status from the Attorney General,” Weiss wrote to the House Judiciary Committee on Friday. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy recently suggested the House chamber could open an impeachment inquiry into Garland over the IRS agents’ allegations. Weiss added that he would not provide the committee with additional information about the Hunter Biden case while it is being prosecuted. Hunter Biden is set to formally plead guilty in federal court in Delaware on July 26. “Thus, I will not provide specific information related to the Hunter Biden investigation at this time.”

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The U.S. attorney in Delaware denied retaliating against an I.R.S. official who had disclosed details of the Hunter Biden investigation, and denied being blocked from pursuing serious charges against Mr. Biden, the president’s son, in Los Angeles and Washington. David C. Weiss, an appointee of former President Donald J. Trump held over by the Biden administration, defended the integrity of his investigation in a two-page letter sent to House Republicans late Friday, in which he provided the most detailed explanation yet of the five-year probe that culminated in a plea agreement last month that would rule out prison time for Mr. Biden, who was facing misdemeanor tax charges and a separate gun charge. The Department of Justice “did not retaliate” against Gary Shapley, who claims Mr. Weiss helped block a promotion he had sought after reaching out to congressional investigators, Mr. Weiss wrote in the letter to Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. Mr. Weiss went on to address, in hypothetical terms, the core of Mr. Shapley’s allegations: that Biden-appointed U.S. attorneys in California and Washington had blocked Mr. Weiss from prosecuting Hunter Biden on felony tax charges during a period when the president’s youngest son was earning millions representing foreign-controlled businesses.

Persons: Hunter Biden, Mr, Biden, David C, Weiss, Donald J, Trump, Justice “, Gary Shapley, Jim Jordan of Organizations: House Republicans, Justice Locations: Delaware, Los Angeles, Washington, Jim Jordan of Ohio, California

☆ US House Republicans seek testimony from Hunter Biden investigators
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, June 29 (Reuters) - U.S. House Republicans sought testimony on Thursday from more than a dozen officials from the Justice Department, FBI and other government agencies involved in the federal tax investigation of President Joe Biden's son, Hunter. House Republicans have long made investigations of the president, his family and his administration a top priority. Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy warned earlier this week that Garland could face impeachment over the whistleblower allegations. Thursday's testimony requests came from House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith. "The committees seek to examine whistleblower claims that the ... investigation of Hunter Biden was purposely slow-walked and subjected to improper and politically motivated interference," they said in a letter to Garland.

Persons: Joe Biden's, Hunter, General Merrick Garland, Donald Trump, Trump, Kevin McCarthy, Garland, Jim Jordan, James Comer, Jason Smith, Hunter Biden, David Morgan, Sarah N, Lynch, Scott Malone, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: . House Republicans, Justice Department, FBI, Representatives, Internal Revenue Service, DOJ, Republican, Republicans, Justice, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson

“One of the things I would want to do as president is go to Congress and seek the repeal of the First Step Act. “At no point, as a congressman or as governor, has Ron DeSantis ever supported the final version of the First Step Act,” DeSantis campaign press secretary Bryan Griffin told CNN in an email. His rapid response director, Christina Pushaw – one of the bill’s strongest critics – once strongly backed Trump on criminal justice reform. DeSantis pointed to the First Step Act as a potential model for prison reform and re-entry programs in Florida. “We, I think, need to look at after seeing what the federal government did with the prison reform and how to do some re-entry,” the governor said.

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☆ Should the U.S. government pay reparations for slavery and its legacy?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

The poll found that 74% of Black Americans favor reparations compared to just 26% of white Americans. A divided America Views on whether the U.S. government should provide some form of reparations for slavery and its legacy are split along party and racial lines. They also say it’s wrong to have taxpayers finance reparations, given that no one alive today is responsible for slavery. In April 2021, Gohmert went on the attack by proposing an amendment calling for the Democratic Party to pay for reparations. In the slavery era, the Democratic Party supported slavery; the Republican Party, led by Abraham Lincoln, called for slavery’s restriction and eventually abolished it.

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☆ How Jeffrey Epstein turned the US Virgin Islands into a pedophile's playground and helped elect a sitting member of Congress
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +21 min

Court filings show how Jeffrey Epstein exerted power in the US Virgin Islands, two of which he owned. A financier worth hundreds of millions of dollars, Epstein owned two islands in the US Virgin Islands (there are roughly 50 islands overall). He had donated generously to Democratic politicians from the US Virgin Islands for years. With the assistance of the US Virgin Islands' first lady, Epstein navigated the territory's political waters unscathed. The court records show that, at least in the US Virgin Islands, he exerted influence with little friction.

Persons: Jeffrey Epstein, Stacey Plaskett, —, Plaskett, Epstein, James, Lesley Groff, Scott Applewhite, Stacey, Thomas, didn't, Groff, maxed, Shawn, Michael Malone, Gabriel Lopez Albarran, Cecile de Jongh, John de Jongh Jr, de Jongh, Malone, De Jongh, Darren Indyke, Richard Kahn, Kahn, Groff didn't, Stuart McPhail, McPhail, Jeffrey Epstein's, Erika Kellerhals, Hi Jeffrey, Rick Friedman, Corbis, de, JPMorgan Chase, Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's, Maxwell, She's, Mary Erdoes, Jamie Dimon's, Jes Staley, Epstein's thrall, Jongh, Denise George, Albert Bryan Jr, Bryan, Jed Rakoff, Emily Michot, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, Prince Andrew, Trump's, De, Epstein doled, John de Jongh's, Kenneth Mapp, John de Jongh, John, wasn't Organizations: Virgin Islands, Service, Democratic, US, Islands, Democratic Congressional, AP, Federal, Commission, Democratic Party, Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority, Southern Trust Co, de, Indyke, Democrat, Getty Images JPMorgan, US Virgin Islands, JPMorgan, Virgin, Hyperion, Barclays, Authorities, United States Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands Senate, Gov, New York Times, US Virgin, Deutsche Bank, U.S ., Miami Herald, Tribune, Getty, Federal Government, Mapp's PAC Locations: Virgin, Washington, Puerto Rico, Little St, Palm Beach , Florida, St, Croix, Manhattan, Islands, US Virgin, New York, U.S, U.S . Virgin Islands, Jongh, Tortola

☆ US House panel critical of Twitter probe to question FTC chair at July 13 hearing
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

This will be her first appearance before the committee since Republicans assumed control. Republicans have been especially critical of the FTC's privacy investigation into Twitter since it was purchased by billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk. In March, the FTC confirmed it was conducting an investigation into Twitter’s privacy practices. In April, the committee subpoenaed Khan for documents related to the Twitter privacy probe following Musk's $44 billion purchase of the social media company in October. Khan, an antitrust researcher focused on Big Tech’s immense market power, vowed to reinvigorate antitrust enforcement after she joined the FTC in June 2021 and was named chair.

Persons: Lina Khan, Tesla, Elon Musk, Khan, Jim Jordan, Jordan, Illumina, Christine Wilson, David Shepardson, Diane Craft, David Gregorio Our Organizations: . Federal Trade, Republicans, Twitter, FTC, Democratic, Amazon.com, Amazon, Politico, Thomson Locations: Illumina, San Diego

☆ U.S. House sidelines far-right Republican impeachment vote on Biden
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File PhotoWASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) - U.S. House Republicans turned aside an attempt by hardline conservatives to force an impeachment vote against President Joe Biden on Thursday, in the first of what could prove to be a series of impeachment efforts by members of the far right. The House of Representatives voted 219-208 along party lines to refer a privileged resolution offered by firebrand Representative Lauren Boebert to two congressional committees. Under House rules, privileged resolutions pursued by Boebert and Greene must come up for a vote within two legislative days. McCarthy opposes such initiatives on impeachment, saying he expects ongoing House committee investigations to produce evidence against Biden and members of his administration that can be used to build impeachment cases. But Greene, who had previously introduced formal articles of impeachment against Biden and others, told reporters that privileged resolutions could be necessary because internal Republican divisions have prevented the House Judiciary Committee from acting on impeachment.

Persons: Lauren Boebert, Hunter Biden, Evelyn Hockstein, Joe Biden, Boebert, Biden, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Christopher Wray, Republican Donald Trump, Kevin McCarthy, Greene, Wray, General Merrick Garland, Alejandro Mayorkas, Matthew Graves, McCarthy, David Morgan, Scott Malone, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: House, REUTERS, WASHINGTON, . House Republicans, firebrand, U.S, Biden, U.S . Capitol, Republican, Democratic, Republicans, Boebert, House Homeland Security, Homeland, Thomson Locations: New York, Washington , U.S, Mexico, U.S, Ukraine

☆ U.S. Republican hardliners try to force Biden impeachment vote
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

A privileged resolution to censure Democratic Representative Adam Schiff over his leading role in Trump's Ukraine impeachment came before the House for a second time on Wednesday. McCarthy said he opposed a one-off vote to impeach Biden while committee investigations into the president's family business dealings and his administration are still under way. Greene, who has already introduced formal articles of impeachment against Biden and the other officials, told reporters that internal division is preventing Republicans from approving impeachment bills in the House Judiciary Committee. Boebert introduced her proposal as a so-called privileged resolution, subject to a vote within two legislative days, and Greene said she would consider a similar move. Greene was one of the few Republicans who voiced open support for Boebert's impeachment resolution.

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☆ Special Counsel Who Hunted for a Deep-State Conspiracy Presents Muted Findings
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Charlie Savage | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

John H. Durham, the Trump-era special counsel who for four years pursued a politically fraught investigation into the Russia inquiry, told lawmakers on Wednesday that F.B.I. That approach echoed an appearance in 2019 before the same committee by Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel overseeing the investigation into possible ties between Russia and the Trump campaign. Mr. Durham retired after completing his report last month, and Senate Democrats have not invited him to testify. For years, Mr. Trump and his allies stoked expectations that Mr. Durham would find a conspiracy lurking in the origins of the Russia investigation and would prosecute high-level officials. But Mr. Durham developed only two peripheral cases, both of which ended in acquittals, while citing flaws in the F.B.I.’s early investigative steps he attributed to confirmation bias.

Persons: John H ., Durham, Robert S, Mueller III, Trump, Donald J, Trump’s, ’ Organizations: Trump, Democratic, Mr, Democrats Locations: John H . Durham, Russia, acquittals

☆ Trump offers dizzying new justifications for classified documents as former Cabinet secretaries sound the alarm
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Trump’s defense secretary who preceded Esper, James Mattis, had already turned full throttle against Trump before the 2020 election. He opposes Trump’s prosecution in New York by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat, for alleged participation in a hush money scheme before the 2016 election. He also questions whether Trump should be prosecuted in connection with January 6, 2021, or his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Any ultimate prosecution with regard to the 2020 election could be a mistake, Barr said, arguing a candidate should have First Amendment rights. There’s an even larger questionRepublicans can defend Trump against prosecution all they want, but for Barr, that’s not the point.

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☆ Chief of staff to new top Democrat on antitrust subcommittee lobbied for Apple, Amazon
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Lauren Feiner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 28: Rep. Lou Correa, D-Calif., walks down the House steps after the last votes of the week on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. The chief of staff to the new top Democrat on the House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust lobbied on behalf of Amazon and Apple as recently as 2022, including on the very issues the ranking member will oversee in his new role, CNBC found based on public disclosures. René Muñoz has served as chief of staff to Correa since November 2022, according to Congress tracking site LegiStorm. Before that, Muñoz worked at the lobbying firm Federal Street Strategies beginning in May 2020, according to LinkedIn, where his clients included Amazon and Apple, along with other corporations. Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., later became the top Republican on the subcommittee and was a significant ally to Cicilline in championing the tech antitrust bills.

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☆ US House Judiciary leader subpoenas documents from climate groups
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Ross Kerber | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

June 14 (Reuters) - A U.S. congressional leader on Wednesday issued a subpoena seeking information from climate activists over antitrust issues, joining other Republicans who have criticized companies' growing concern for environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters. Ceres is a sponsor of the latter, an investor coalition aiming to convince companies to address climate change by cutting emissions or disclosing transition details. The letter included a subpoena and states Ceres did not adequately respond to a previous information request. He said membership in the coalition did not pose antitrust issues since investors chose whether to join and use the group to engage with stock issuers. It's like you and your friend deciding you want to get a burger so you go to a burger place," he said.

Persons: Jim Jordan, Ceres, Mike Boudett, Ross Kerber, Matthew Lewis Organizations: U.S, Republican, Thomson Locations: Boston

☆ Lawmaker who opposed tech antitrust bills to become top Democrat on House subcommittee
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Lauren Feiner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Rep. Lou Correa, D-Calif., who opposed a package of bills seeking to reform antitrust law to rein in Big Tech companies, will become the top Democrat on the House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust, Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., announced Wednesday. CNBC first reported that Correa was the top contender for the role, despite his voting record on antitrust deviating from that of his predecessor. It resulted in a package of bills to limit their power that passed through the subcommittee under Cicilline's stewardship. But Correa and other California lawmakers on the subcommittee voted against the bills. WATCH: Here's why some experts are calling for a breakup of Big Tech after the House antitrust report

Persons: Lou Correa, Jerry Nadler, Correa, David Cicilline, Ken Buck, Thomas Massie, Buck, Cicilline Organizations: Big Tech, CNBC, Former, Democratic, Republican, Apple, Google, Facebook, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Punchbowl News, Committee, YouTube Locations: California

☆ Tim Cook bets his legacy on augmented reality
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

David Paul Morris/Getty Images Cook speaks in front of an image of an iPhone 4S at Apple headquarters in 2011. Yui Mok/PA Images/Getty Images Tim Cook puts on a Boston Red Sox jersey before a baseball game between the Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers in June 2017. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Tim Cook signs the box of a new iPhone X at an Apple Store in Palo Alto in November 2017. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg/Getty Images Cook speaks via video conference at a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on online platforms and market power in July 2020. In pictures: Apple CEO Tim Cook Prev NextFollowers of the company are divided on what the headset could ultimately mean for Cook.

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☆ Analysis: Trump documents case is a test for the justice system he wants to dismantle
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

At the North Carolina State GOP Convention on Saturday, on his first campaign swing since news of the federal indictment, Trump escalated his assault on America’s system of justice. They’re trying to win the classified documents case in a court of public opinion – in a way that may influence a future jury – long before the ex-president faces a trial. Not to mention, the law does not require documents to be classified for a crime to have been committed. And many Democrats blamed ex-FBI Chief James Comey’s public statements in the case days before the 2016 election for helping to elect Trump. “(What) the Democrats are doing to Trump, it’s just too – it has nothing to do with running the country,” she said.

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CNNHouse Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan on Sunday fiercely defended Donald Trump against his federal indictment, repeatedly claiming that the former president had the ability to declassify documents at any time. But Jordan repeatedly countered that saying he “could have” declassified material as president was not the same as saying he “didn’t” already declassify the material. “He has said time and time again, he's declassified all this material,” Jordan said. Trump is facing his first federal indictment for retention of classified documents and conspiracy with a top aide to hide them from the government and his own attorneys — a total of 37 counts. According to the indictment, classified documents were allegedly kept at various places in Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, including a public ballroom, bathroom and bedroom.

Persons: Jim Jordan, Donald Trump, “, CNN's Dana Bash, ” Jordan, Jordan, Trump, didn’t, he's, —, CNN's Daniel Dale Organizations: CNN, Sunday, Ohio Republican, Union, Justice Department Locations: Trump's Mar, Lago

☆ Trump indictment is 'very, very damning,' his former attorney general says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Ashley Capoot | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump applauds as he attends the North Carolina Republican Party convention in Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. June 10, 2023. After a 37-count criminal indictment against Donald Trump was unsealed Friday, Trump's former Attorney General Bill Barr said there is trouble ahead for the 2024 Republican presidential hopeful. "If even half of it is true, then he's toast," Barr told "Fox News Sunday." Many Republicans, including presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, have rallied around Trump in the wake of the indictment. "Former President Trump has no one to blame but himself for being federally, criminally indicted," he told ABC's "This Week."

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☆ Republicans in Congress Decry Trump Indictment and Vow Retaliation
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Luke Broadwater | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

House Republicans reacted with outrage on Thursday night to the federal indictment of former President Donald J. Trump, vowing to use their majority in Congress to fight the Justice Department. “WITCH HUNT,” was posted on the Twitter account of the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee within minutes of news of the indictment becoming public. Mr. Jordan this week sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding unredacted documents concerning the investigation of the special counsel, Jack Smith. “It’s a sad day for America,” Mr. Jordan said in a statement on Thursday. “God bless President Trump.”

Persons: Donald J, Trump, HUNT, ”, Jim Jordan of, Jordan, General Merrick Garland, Jack Smith, “, ” Mr Organizations: Justice Department, Republican Locations: Jim Jordan of Ohio, America

☆ California Democrat who opposed anti-tech bills is top contender for key role on antitrust subcommittee
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Lauren Feiner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

A California lawmaker who has opposed efforts to crack down on the tech industry is the leading contender to become the highest ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust. One senior Democratic aide described the prospect of Correa becoming ranking member as a "great windfall for the tech companies." Several senior members of the subcommittee who support tech antitrust reform would have seemed more likely candidates for the top Democratic seat not long ago. But the field is complicated by the fact that many of them already have ranking member positions on other subcommittees they may not wish to give up. WATCH: Here's why some experts are calling for a breakup of Big Tech after the House antitrust report

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☆ FTC's Lina Khan presses ahead with sprawling antitrust plans in the face of GOP opposition
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Chelsey Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

As she made history in leading the agency, Khan's sprawling oversight plans and focus on fair competition in markets drew pushback from GOP leaders who denounced them as "politicized." The backlash to Khan's antitrust platform has come from across the Republican caucuses in Congress — even as many GOP lawmakers have backed antitrust policies or slammed Big Tech companies. watch nowKhan has defended her positions, telling CNBC on May 10 that the FTC enforces antitrust laws passed by Congress. Jordan and other GOP House members have criticized the plan as a "power grab." But an FTC spokesperson said Khan's agency has jurisdiction over all fees except banking and airlines.

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