Lina Khan has quickly thrown water on any hopes that she might be a benign force on New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's transition team. The former Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chair suggested in a recent interview that she's looking to make sure Mamdani can "unilaterally deploy" ample power as mayor.
Khan is "exploring ways to maximize…Mamdani's executive authority through little-used laws already in place," as Bloomberg put it.
