Amazon wants the newly appointed Democratic Federal Trade Commission chairwoman, Lina Khan, a vocal anti-monopolist, to be recused from any matters involving the company because of her history of criticizing the retail giant.

Amazon filed a petition with the FTC on Wednesday asking that Khan not be allowed to handle any enforcement decisions involving the company because she “has already made up her mind” that the company is guilty of monopolistic behavior.

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