Amazon seeks FTC Chairperson Lina Khan’s recusal from anti-trust probe

In a 25 page filing, e-commerce giant Amazon is asking that Lina Khan, the newly appointed chief of the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a strident Big Tech critic, step aside from anti-trust investigations of the company.

Amazon says it is impossible for Khan to be impartial, given her past criticism of the company.

“Amazon’s Antitrust Paradox” is one of Khan’s most influential papers, written when she was a law student at Yale University.

Amazon’s letter, which cuts the chase in the opening paragraph, reads: “Amazon.com, Inc. respectfully petitions the Commission for recusal of Chair Lina Khan from any antitrust investigation, adjudication,