Trump’s Iowa victory may derail Melissa Holyoak’s FTC bid
NY Post
Melissa Holyoak’s already troubled bid for a seat at the Federal Trade Commission may get even more complicated following Donald Trump’s big win in Iowa, sources told On The Money.
Top advisors to the former president are dead-set against her nomination moving forward, sources said — and already are starting to nudge GOP lawmakers to consider Trump’s agenda in a second term.
Trump is eyeing another major crackdown on Big Tech if he returns to the White House.
Meanwhile, Holyoak, the Republican solicitor general of Utah, has taken heat in recent months for her perceived leniency toward the sector, according to Beltway sources.
“Her background is very problematic for anyone who believes in Big Tech accountability,” one Capitol Hill insider said. “It makes sense that it would make a number of Trump-oriented Republicans skeptical.”
Under Trump, the FTC and Department of Justice Antitrust Division launched investigations into Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple.
