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Conservative tech critic seen as leading candidate to be DOJ antitrust chief
The former assistant attorney general for the Justice Department Antitrust Division, Gail Slater, was abruptly terminated in February after clashes with Pam Bondi and Todd Blanche.
What happened
According to CBS News’s source item, Conservative tech critic seen as leading candidate to be DOJ antitrust chief, The former assistant attorney general for the Justice Department Antitrust Division, Gail Slater, was abruptly terminated in February after clashes with Pam Bondi and Todd Blanche.
Context
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- Conservative tech critic seen as leading candidate to be DOJ antitrust chiefCBS News - 2026-05-27T19:40:07+00:00
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