Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., have written a letter to Google telling the tech giant to stop bullying a DOJ official into recusing himself from the government's antitrust actions against the company
, Mass., and fellow progressive Democrat Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Wash., say Google is attempting to "bully" the Department of Justice's new antitrust chief into recusing himself from agency matters regarding the company.
Antitrust attorney Jonathan Kanter testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee October 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. Kanter was later confirmed as assistant attorney general in the Justice Department's Antitrust Division.Google argued that "Kantor's prior representations, actions, and statements raise concerns that having him supervise the Department's actions involving Google may not satisfy the requirement that those actions be fair and impartial.
A Google spokesperson said in a statement at the time, "Mr. Kanter’s past statements and work representing competitors who have advocated for the cases brought by the Department raise serious concerns about his ability to be impartial." Warren and Jayapal argued in their letter to Google that federal ethics laws do not require Kanter to recuse himself in matters related to the company, and that "it is unfair and inappropriate of your company to question his impartiality."
Sen. Elizabeth Warren holds a news conference with Rep. Pramila Jayapal at the U.S. Capitol on March 01, 2021 in Washington, DC.
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