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Why Trump May Consolidate Federal Antitrust Enforcement
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President-elect Donald Trump’s new “Department of Government Efficiency” has been tasked with providing advice and guidance on reducing government waste and restructuring federal agencies. One act of restructuring that may warrant consideration would involve consolidating all federal antitrust enforcement within the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ). There are strong arguments that this would reduce waste. In addition, there are reasons to believe that this change would eliminate costly business uncertainty and enhance the global posture of the U.S. government in promoting strong and consistent competition policy.