- CEOs are waiting to see how the Federal Trade Commission under President Trump will differ from the Biden administration, and thus far, the lighter-touch enforcement that businesses hoped for hasn’t materialized. The FTC is currently suing Meta in an antitrust case, which could see the social-media giant broken up. Meanwhile, Chair Andrew Ferguson has said the agency will stick to the FTC’s more stringent merger framework established under Biden, emphasizing the need for stability.
Former Federal Trade Commissioner Christine Wilson is airing out more of her views on former Commission Chair Lina Khan. In remarks last week, Wilson said she believes Khan took an interventionist approach, using procedural mechanisms that potentially slowed or blocked more mergers. It was the latest salvo from Wilson after she resigned from the FTC in 2023, claiming Khan “scorned and sidelined” career FTC staffers and presided over a decline in enforcement actions.
