US DOJ's Greco calls Biden approach to antitrust 'strategically naïve'
( October 15, 2026, 21:14 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: US Department of Justice Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Litigation Stephanie Greco said during a speech that criticisms against the Trump administration for its preference for resolving antitrust matters via settlement agreements contrasts with a "strategically naïve" approach by Biden-era enforcers. "A myopic focus on litigating cases is not ideologically pure, it is strategically naïve," Greco said during remarks an antitrust tech summit held in San Francisco. "When the Division achieves a great result for American consumers, with the immediacy and certainty of a negotiated settlement, those consumers benefit immediately — much better than benefiting years from now," Greco said. Statement follows below: ...
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