by Ryan King at New York Post
The House Oversight Committee is calling for Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan to be replaced, accusing her of infusing the powerful agency with “left-wing ideology” and allowing it to be used as a “political tool” for Democrats as the 2024 presidential election comes to a head.
The GOP-led panel ripped he 35-year-old US regulator — who became the youngest FTC chair in the agency’s history in 2021 — for overseeing a “sweeping destruction of agency norms” as it warned against re-upping her tenure in a scathing 59-page report on Thursday.
In addition to concerns about unfair policing of mergers that has penalized US companies and instead helped do the bidding of EU regulators, Republicans on the Oversight Committee said Khan has allowed the agency to pursue partisan politics on behalf of Democrats.
As an example, they pointed to a so-called “Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing” formed at the FTC, which they alleged amounted to blame-shifting for inflation.
“Indeed, rather than examine its own role in contributing to inflation, the White House often has used a willing FTC to shift blame for historic inflation to the Administration’s favorite scapegoats: American companies,” the report said.
Republicans have also blasted Khan for appearing at events with prominent Democrats in recent weeks — so close to the election…
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