Trump names populist to top antitrust post at DOJ and hints at Big Tech crackdown

Published December 4, 2024 3:27pm ET



President-elect Donald Trump has named Gail Slater as the top antitrust enforcer at the Justice Department, signaling plans for a continued clash against the biggest tech companies.

Slater, a native of Ireland who attended the University of Oxford and got her law degree from University College Dublin, was nominated to be assistant attorney general for the antitrust division — a powerful position in charge of all federal criminal antitrust investigations and prosecutions.

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