Two US Justice Dept antitrust officials fired over merger controversy, source says
UNITED STATES, JUL 29 – Two senior DOJ antitrust officials were fired for insubordination after disputing a $14 billion Hewlett Packard Enterprise merger settlement amid concerns of lenient enforcement, sources said.
- The US Department of Justice fired two top antitrust officials, Roger Alford and Bill Rinner, for 'insubordination' after they were placed on administrative leave last week.
- Amid disputes over merger probes, private conversations in the Trump administration revealed tension over handling cases like T-Mobile and Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
- Both deputies held senior enforcement roles, and sources said tensions were cited in their dismissals amid infighting over the settlement.
- In the aftermath of the dismissals, Sen. Amy Klobuchar called the move “deeply concerning” and demanded answers, while Faiz Shakir warned that “more and more people taking notice that Trump is using his power to coddle the oligarchs.”
- With these high-profile dismissals, industry observers see the firings as signaling a shift toward more lenient scrutiny of large tech and corporate consolidations, potentially weakening enforcement.
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Two US Justice Dept antitrust officials fired over merger controversy, source says
Two officials at the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust division have been fired for insubordination, a source familiar with the decision said on Tuesday, as controversy builds over how the DOJ reached a recent settlement greenlighting Hewlett Packard Enterprise's $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks .
Two Justice Dept. antitrust officials fired over merger controversy, source says
Two officials at the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust division have been fired for insubordination, a source familiar with the decision said on Tuesday, as controversy builds over how the DOJ reached a recent settlement greenlighting Hewlett Packard Enterprise's $14…
Justice Department fires two antitrust officials for alleged insubordination
The antitrust division is responsible for overseeing and investigating allegations of anticompetitive behavior among major businesses, and often sues to stop major mergers from taking place that would result in monopolies.
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