Christine Wilson, the lone Republican commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), announced her resignation Tuesday in a scathing op-ed published by The Wall Street Journal. Steered by Chair Lina Khan, Wilson says, the FTC has engaged in ethics violations and politicized, arbitrary antitrust actions with little regard for congressional mandate or judicial guidance. Following Wilson's exit, the watchdog will have only three of its five commissioners and all will be Democrats.
"Much ink has been spilled about Lina Khan's attempts to remake federal antitrust law as chairman of the Federal Trade Commission," Wilson began. "Less has been said about her disregard for the rule of law and due process and the way senior FTC officials enable her."
