{"id":421105,"date":"2022-03-25T01:42:59","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T22:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/antitrust-insiders-blame-chuck-schumer-for-amazon-mgms-ftc-approval\/"},"modified":"2022-03-25T01:42:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T22:42:59","slug":"antitrust-insiders-blame-chuck-schumer-for-amazon-mgms-ftc-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/antitrust-insiders-blame-chuck-schumer-for-amazon-mgms-ftc-approval\/","title":{"rendered":"#Antitrust insiders blame Chuck Schumer for Amazon-MGM\u2019s FTC approval"},"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-6a2622bfd55f0\" 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-6a2622bfd55f0\" 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\/antitrust-insiders-blame-chuck-schumer-for-amazon-mgms-ftc-approval\/#%E2%80%9CAntitrust_insiders_blame_Chuck_Schumer_for_Amazon-MGMs_FTC_approval%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Antitrust insiders blame Chuck Schumer for Amazon-MGM\u2019s FTC approval&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAntitrust_insiders_blame_Chuck_Schumer_for_Amazon-MGMs_FTC_approval%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Antitrust insiders blame Chuck Schumer for Amazon-MGM\u2019s FTC approval&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Amazon-MGM merger gained <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>roval from the Federal Trade Commission without fanfare or a fight last week \u2014 and antitrust advocates are blaming New York Sen. Chuck Schumer.<\/p>\n<p>The FTC is helmed by one of the most aggressive antitrust critics, Lina Khan, but it\u2019s deadlocked between two laissez-faire Republicans who typically approve mergers and two pro-regulation Democrats who typically opposed big mergers. <\/p>\n<p>To strike down a deal, Khan and her allies need a 3-2 majority, which they didn\u2019t have because the likely next FTC commissioner \u2014 Alvaro Bedoya \u2014 has yet to be put to a vote on the Senate floor by Schumer. <\/p>\n<p>And sources say Schumer, who could\u2019ve put Bedoya up for a vote in December or earlier this month is dragging his feet in part because he has a conflict of interest when it comes to Amazon: The New York Post was first to report Schumer\u2019s daughter Jessica\u00a0Schumer is a\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/webapps.jcope.ny.gov\/public\/ViewFiling\/BIMO\/MjQ3NTg10\">registered lobbyist<\/a>\u00a0at Amazon, according to New York state records. She didn\u2019t comment on The Post report.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"670\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/schumer-daughters-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=670\" alt=\"Schumers\" class=\"wp-image-21652063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/schumer-daughters-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1340 1340w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/schumer-daughters-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1005 1005w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/schumer-daughters-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=670 670w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/schumer-daughters-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=335 335w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/schumer-daughters-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\"\/><figcaption>Jessica Schumer, pictured with Sen. Schumer, is a registered lobbyist for Amazon.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThere was a widespread assumption in the community paying attention to this that if Bedoya got confirmed before the deadline, the Amazon-MGM merger would have been blocked,\u201d one antitrust advocate told The Post. \u201cWhether the FTC was going to block the Amazon-MGM merger always seemed to come down to the timing of when Bedoya was confirmed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSchumer had the call over whether Bedoya was confirmed before the deadline,\u201d the source adds.<\/p>\n<p>To be sure, Schumer has been balancing other priorities, including passing a $1.5 trillion budget package that included $10 billion in aid to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>People close to Schumer note he\u2019s pushed forward progressives like Khan and the tough-on-tech head of the Department of Justice Antitrust Division Jonathan Kanter. A Schumer spokesman, Angelo Roefaro, told The Post, that his boss wasn\u2019t holding up the FTC appointment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSenator Schumer\u2019s track record of placing pro-consumer watchdogs in key regulatory positions, along with his support for stringent anti-trust review, puts him at the very forefront of protecting consumers and regulating big business,\u201d he said.<\/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\/schumer-daughters-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"the Schumers\" class=\"wp-image-21652116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/schumer-daughters-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/schumer-daughters-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/schumer-daughters-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Iris Weinshall (left) and Sen. Schumer\u2019s daughter, Alison Schumer (right), works at <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bruce Glikas\/WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While some in Washington are worried the Amazon-MGM deal will limit competition, others believe the deal \u2014 which is less than $10 billion \u2014 isn\u2019t cause for alarm.  <\/p>\n<p>Still, the delay on Bedoya\u2019s nomination comes as critics say Schumer is delaying antitrust legislation. Schumer has previously<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2018\/3\/13\/17114616\/transcript-senator-chuck-schumer-washington-dc-trump-politics-democrat-minority-leader-recode-decode\"> said he\u2019s \u201csympathetic\u201d <\/a>to big tech. His other daughter Alison\u00a0Schumer works at Facebook as a product marketing manager.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer is responsible for shepherding antitrust bills that aim to crack down on Big Tech.<\/p>\n<p>Advocates of the legislation fear that the tech companies\u2019 ties to Sen. Schumer\u2019s children could create a conflict of interest, people close to the matter said. And they say Schumer\u2019s familial connection to the tech companies is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the cozy relationships some members of Congress have with the firms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you put together the amount of money Speaker [Nancy]\u00a0Pelosi made off tech\u00a0with the fact that leader Schumer\u2019s two kids work for giant tech companies, Democrats are going to have a very hard time explaining if major legislation doesn\u2019t move forward this session,\u201d one progressive operative told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not just a messaging problem \u2014 it also raises substantive concerns,\u201d this person said. If you were a judge with a kid who worked for Facebook you\u2019d recuse yourself from the case.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Hauser, founder and director of the Revolving Door Project, which looks at money in politics, said Schumer\u2019s ties to the tech companies are cause for concern.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen they are on opposite sides of the divide it can make the public servant member of the family too sympathetic to the company that employs their child or family member,\u201d he contended.\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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