Sources: WH is looking to replace FTC Chair Joe Simons, who resisted Trump's efforts to crack down on social media companies for alleged anti-conservative bias
The White House is searching for a replacement for FTC Chair Joe Simons, who has publicly resisted President Donald Trump's efforts to crack down on social media companies, four sources told me, @leah_nylen, @woodruffbets and @JohnHendel. https://www.politico.com/...
I suspect this is Facebook attempting to poison an antitrust case. Step One: Leak a story that the Trump is politicizing a case. Step Two: File that Trump politicized a case a response to an FTC complaint. https://www.politico.com/...
if the FTC statute works the way the FCC's does, Trump would be free to designate Chopra as Chair and I would recommend that he does so https://twitter.com/...
John McEntee, who heads the White House personnel office, informally interviewed at least one candidate for the job, according to one individual. Two others confirmed that FTC veteran and Fox Corp. executive Gail Slater was among those interviewed. https://www.politico.com/...
If Trump is trying to kick Simons off of the FTC entirely, there's very clear case law saying he can't - at least not without proving wrongdoing. If he wants to replace him as chair, he can do that at any time for any reason. https://twitter.com/...
SCOOP — The White House is searching for a replacement for FTC Chair Joe Simons, who has publicly resisted President Donald Trump's efforts to crack down on social media companies, four sources told me, @leah_nylen, @woodruffbets and @JohnHendel. https://www.politico.com/...