House Democrats open inquiry into ouster of US antitrust chief Gail Slater
by Hugo Lowell in Washington from on (#73TYZ)
Exclusive: Jamie Raskin, top Democrat on the House judiciary committee, asks for justice department briefing
House Democrats on Wednesday demanded a briefing from the justice department on the removal of Gail Slater, who was forced to resign as head of the antitrust division this month under a cloud of controversy and fraught tensions with her bosses inside the Trump administration.
The request from Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House judiciary committee, and Jerry Nadler, a Democratic New York congressman, marked the first step in what is almost certain to become a much larger investigation should Democrats reclaim the House majority in the midterm elections and gain subpoena power.
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