Amazon filed a motion Wednesday with the Federal Trade Commission to request that Chairwoman Lina Khan recuse herself from any antitrust investigation into America’s largest online retailer, a move that was met with derision by many market observers, lawyers and journalists. Experts on the FTC and antitrust law, however, tell MarketWatch that there’s a reasonable chance Amazon will ultimately succeed.
Amazon filed a motion Wednesday with the Federal Trade Commission to request that Chairwoman Lina Khan recuse herself from any antitrust investigation into America’s largest online retailer, a move that was met with derision by many market observers, lawyers and journalists. Experts on the FTC and antitrust law, however, tell MarketWatch that there’s a reasonable chance Amazon will ultimately succeed.