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1. Cipater · 1790861369 · focus · HN ↗

   They just need to hire the right lobbyists, get a meeting at the White House, agree on the terms and call it a settlement.

   And if the FTC chair is not agreeable, they will be threatened by said lobbyists and eventually be fired.

   If this sounds far-fetched, it is exactly what happened to Gail Slater, then-head of the DOJ's antitrust division and her deputies in 2025 over HPE’s bid to acquire Juniper.

   Wall Street Journal archive link: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.ph&#x2F;IMer9" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.ph&#x2F;IMer9

   1. AndrewKemendo · 1790865910 · focus · HN ↗

      This is just how business is done with the government nothing new here or even hidden really.

      Should this be the way it happens? No

      Is it? Yes

      The main thing I’ve seen recently is people learning how the world works then being shocked when it’s nothing like what is sold publicly

      1. lovich · 1790868786 · focus · HN ↗

         There’s no denying that this administration has taken corruption to a new level

         1. AndrewKemendo · 1790869552 · focus · HN ↗

            You might want to look into teapot dome

            1. pixelatedindex · 1790896766 · focus · HN ↗

               Teapot Dome had an investigative Congress who actually did their job. Plus Fall went to prison. Neither of this is going to happen today.

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