Ex-DOJ antitrust official tears into agency leadership over MAGA-friendly lobbying

Aug 19, 2025 - 00:00
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Ex-DOJ antitrust official tears into agency leadership over MAGA-friendly lobbying
A former top official in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) antitrust division slammed several members of the agency’s senior leadership Monday for allegedly allowing politically connected lobbyists to influence decisionmaking.  Roger Alford, who served as principal deputy assistant attorney general, was fired last month amid internal divisions over the handling of the merger between Hewlett Packard…