Sources: DOJ antitrust chief Jonathan Kanter is barred from Google cases as the DOJ debates whether he must recuse himself after working with rivals like Yelp
The Justice Department's top antitrust official has been barred from working on monopoly investigations of Alphabet Inc.'s Google … Tweets: @revolvingdoordc , @sarahmillerdc , @matthewamiller , and @saraforden Tweets: @revolvingdoordc : THREAD: The Department of Justice is bending to Google's bad faith case that Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter's work on behalf of Google's victims represents a conflict of interest and warrants recusal. https://www.bloomberg.com/... Sarah Miller / @sarahmillerdc : It's simple: there are no legal grounds for Google's demand that Jonathan Kanter recuse himself from the DOJ's ongoing suit. https://www.bloomberg.com/... Matthew Miller / @matthewamiller : Good for DOJ. Their recusal rules exist for a reason, and he brought multiple corporate conflicts to the job. https://twitter.com/... Sara Forden / @saraforden : DOJ still hasn't decided whether Kanter will be allowed to take on Google. Leah got all the scoop... https://www.bloomberg.com/...