US antitrust chief Gail Slater ousted from Trump justice department

Exclusive: Decision comes after Slater lost the support of JD Vance and Pam Bondi, the attorney general

Gail Slater, the head of the US justice department's antitrust division, was forced out of the Trump administration on Thursday after a turbulent tenure and months of simmering tensions with senior cabinet officials, according to two people directly familiar with the matter.

It is with great sadness and abiding hope that I leave my role as AAG [assistant attorney general] for Antitrust today," Slater said in a post announcing her departure.