Lee: Khan may need to sit out on tech probes

Ben Remaly

22 April 2021

Senator Mike Lee

Senator Mike Lee has raised the possibility that Federal Trade Commission nominee Lina Khan may need to recuse herself from potential investigations into Facebook, Amazon, Apple and Google given her work for the House of Representatives.

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Lee: Khan may need to sit out on tech probes

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