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Wealthy Harris donors are reportedly pressing for ouster of FTC Chair Lina Khan
TechCrunch ^ | 09/06/2024 | Devon Coldewey

Posted on 09/06/2024 6:58:17 PM PDT by BenLurkin

Khan’s FTC, which has opposed mergers that would have been waved through by previous FTC chairs, has seen mixed success. But her nomination by President Biden in 2021 was clearly a challenge to longstanding doctrines that allowed mega-corporations, including “Big Tech,” to consolidate power. She went so far as to call them “mob bosses” in a recent interview with TechCrunch.

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Meanwhile, the donors reportedly also expressed a dislike of SEC Chairman Gary Gensler, whose term ends in June 2026.

(Excerpt) Read more at techcrunch.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: ftc; linakhan

1 posted on 09/06/2024 6:58:17 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin
For a Biden appointee, Lina Khan almost sounds MAGA.

2 posted on 09/06/2024 7:10:19 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: BenLurkin

“… She went so far as to call them “mob bosses”

She ain’t wrong.


3 posted on 09/06/2024 7:19:55 PM PDT by Islander7 (There is no septic system so vile, so filthy, the left won't drink from to further their agenda.)
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To: BenLurkin

I looked her up on Wikipedia. She was born in London of parents of Pakistani origin. She grew up in a London suburb until her parents came to the U.S. when she was 11. She attended Williams College in Massachusetts, and Yale Law School, and is considered a legal scholar. Can’t find anything regarding her or her parents ever being naturalized.


4 posted on 09/06/2024 7:25:16 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: BenLurkin

Idon’t get Bloomberg. I’d like to see a list of the wealthy donors to get a better idea of the direction this is coming from.


5 posted on 09/06/2024 7:48:24 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: Governor Dinwiddie
Lina Khan seems honest. She appears to be squeaky clean. So the Democrats can't bribe her. So obviously Harris donors are not happy about that because they can't get their way.

So to me, Lina Khan is a RFK Jr type Democrat.

6 posted on 09/06/2024 7:54:10 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican
That's a good point. It would be nice if we are witnessing the birth of a true MAGA party. It's time for the Republican party to fade to black. I don't want it to die because then Bill Kristol and his Kucks will still have a home. Just let the Republican party become a rump party of no consequence. I don't want Kristol or Deep Staters in the MAGA party.

7 posted on 09/06/2024 8:08:49 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

The Bushes and the Cheneys are all becoming Democrats. So for the Republican Party to survive, they’ll have to continue to transform into the MAGA Party. Or they’ll end up like the Whigs. Or the Conservative Party in the UK. It looks like Reform may replace the Tories.


8 posted on 09/06/2024 8:12:19 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Ah, no. Lina Khan is what is in store for plutocrat democrats after republicans are gone, and deep state will still need a bad guy.


9 posted on 09/07/2024 4:27:09 AM PDT by TimSkalaBim
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To: BenLurkin

We have the best government money can buy.


10 posted on 09/07/2024 9:58:23 AM PDT by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
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