{"id":413986,"date":"2022-03-09T17:30:18","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T14:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/house-judiciary-members-call-for-amazon-doj-probe\/"},"modified":"2022-03-09T17:30:18","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T14:30:18","slug":"house-judiciary-members-call-for-amazon-doj-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/house-judiciary-members-call-for-amazon-doj-probe\/","title":{"rendered":"#House Judiciary members call for Amazon DOJ probe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a279825e72cf\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a279825e72cf\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/house-judiciary-members-call-for-amazon-doj-probe\/#%E2%80%9CHouse_Judiciary_members_call_for_Amazon_DOJ_probe%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;House Judiciary members call for Amazon DOJ probe&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHouse_Judiciary_members_call_for_Amazon_DOJ_probe%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;House Judiciary members call for Amazon DOJ probe&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A key group of bipartisan lawmakers say Amazon\u2019s top brass may have misled them under oath during an antitrust probe \u2014 and are calling on the Department of Justice to open an investigation into the company and its executives.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Members of the House Judiciary Committee said in a Wednesday letter to Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Merrick Garland that Amazon engaged in \u201cmisleading conduct\u201d designed to \u201cinfluence, obstruct, or impede\u201d lawmakers\u2019 investigation into whether the company used its e-commerce heft to squash competition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThroughout the investigation and in follow-up inquiries, senior executives at Amazon engaged in a pattern and practice of misleading behavior before the Committee,\u201d the group of lawmakers including Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), David Cicilline (D-RI) and Ken Buck (R-Colo.) said in a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/judiciary.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4882\">joint statement<\/a>. \u201cThat is why we are referring this matter to the Department of Justice to investigate whether Amazon obstructed Congress or violated other federal laws.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/amazon-10.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Amazon\" class=\"wp-image-21464967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/amazon-10.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/amazon-10.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/amazon-10.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The probe investigated accusations that Amazon used data from third party sellers to help develop its own private label products.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">David Ryder<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The probe investigated accusations that Amazon used data from third party sellers to help develop its own private label products \u2014 a practice that Bezos said was against the company\u2019s rules when he\u00a0testified to Congress under oath in 2020 but that Reuters reported last year the company has engaged in.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers also questioned whether Amazon gave its own products an unfair leg up in search results. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no factual basis for this, as demonstrated in the huge volume of information we\u2019ve provided over several years of good faith cooperation with this investigation,\u201d an Amazon spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>The Wall Street Journal <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/amazon-flagged-to-justice-department-for-possible-criminal-obstruction-of-congress-11646827200?mod=tech_lead_pos2\">first reported the news<\/a>. The company has previously said that using third party data to develop its own products is forbidden and that the company investigates any potential misconduct.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/amazon-08.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Jerrold Nadler \" class=\"wp-image-21465000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/amazon-08.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/amazon-08.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/amazon-08.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) was among the lawmakers who signed Wednesday\u2019s letter to the Justice Department.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Jamie McCarthy<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Justice Department did not im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely respond to a request for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In October, the same group of legislators from House Judiciary Committee that signed Wednesday\u2019s letter sent a letter to Amazon threatening to to ask the Justice Department to investigate Beozs and Amazon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe strongly encourage you to make use of this opportunity to correct the record and provide the Committee with sworn, truthful, and accurate responses to this request as we consider whether a referral of this matter to the Department of Justice for criminal investigation is <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ropriate,\u201d\u00a0wrote the legislators, who also included Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D-Calif.) and Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.).\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/amazon-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Ken Buck\" class=\"wp-image-21465015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/amazon-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/amazon-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/amazon-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) also signed the letter to Amazon. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Pool<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/AMAZON_COM-USA_HOUSE-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Jeff Bezos testifies \" class=\"wp-image-21465019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/AMAZON_COM-USA_HOUSE-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/AMAZON_COM-USA_HOUSE-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/AMAZON_COM-USA_HOUSE-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cThroughout the investigation and in follow-up inquiries, senior executives at Amazon engaged in a pattern and practice of misleading behavior before the Committee,\u201d the lawmakers said. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">POOL<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But the lawmakers wrote on Wednesday that Amazon failed to comply with their requests.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Committee extended multiple opportunities for Amazon to clarify these misconceptions, yet executives continued to thwart our efforts to uncover the truth about their business practices,\u201d the legislators said. \u201cAmazon and its executives must be held accountable for this behavior.\u201d\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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