The Trump administration pushed out Gail Slater as the Justice Department’s antitrust chief at a key moment for competition enforcement in the tech sector.
Sure, the reverberations of Slater’s exit could be felt in particular court cases and merger probes, like the Netflix deal.
It could also have major ramifications for the populist wing of Trump’s political movement and for Congress’s focus on mergers and monopolies.
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