Top DOJ antitrust official resigns less than a year after being appointed by Trump

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The Justice Department’s top antitrust official, Gail Slater, announced Thursday that she is resigning from her post, less than a year after she was appointed by President Donald Trump.

Slater, who has served as assistant attorney general for the DOJ’s Antitrust Division since March, said in a post on X that she would be leaving her post, but she did not specify a reason for her departure.

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