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FOREWORD
U.S. ANTITRUST
ENFORCEMENT
IN THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION
BY DAVID HIGBEE AND REBEKAH CONLON
While the Trump administration officially took
office on January 20, 2017, the appointment
and confirmation of the officials leading the
two antitrust agencies has been gradual and
staggered: Assistant Attorney General (AAG)
for the Antitrust Division of the Department of
Justice (DOJ) Makan Delrahim was confirmed
in September 2017, while the full slate of
new commissioners at the Federal Trade
Commission (FTC), including Chairman
Joseph Simons, was confirmed in April 2018.
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