US FTC independence fight only part of antitrust power debate, Slater says
By Flavia Fortes ( September 23, 2026, 20:56 GMT | Insight) -- The dispute over the president's power to remove Federal Trade Commission members is only one part of the unitary executive theory's growing relevance to US antitrust enforcement, former Justice Department Antitrust Division chief Gail Slater said.The dispute over the president's power to remove Federal Trade Commission members is only one part of the unitary executive theory's growing relevance to US antitrust enforcement, according to Gail Slater, the former chief of the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division....
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