Trump team shaping up to include strong anti-trust leaders who may challenge monopolies like Google, Facebook and Amazon

Tuesday, December 6, 2016
By Paul Martin

by: JD Heyes
NaturalNews.com
Tuesday, December 06, 2016

It’s possible that the first true pro-business president – Donald J. Trump – is serious about giving smaller businesses some standing against gigantic corporations that have monopoly-like strangleholds on all industries, including technology and media.

In recent days, Trump named a Republican antitrust veteran to his transition team for the Justice Department, a selection that lawyers believe may signal a more hands-off approach to anti-trust enforcement compared to President Barack Obama.

The selection – David Higbee – is a partner at the law firm Hunton & Williams LLP. He worked in the administration of President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005, having spent his last year in Justice’s Antitrust Division. Since that time, he has largely advised clients on antitrust litigation, merger reviews and probes by government agencies.

He will team up with Joshua Wright, an economist and former commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission; they will be the only two people on Trump’s transition team with experience in antitrust litigation.

The purpose of antitrust provisions and legislation is to prevent or control trusts and other monopolies, with the goal of promoting more business competition. Trump certainly seems to favor that, as competition drives innovation and helps control costs.

Tough talk on monopolistic practices

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