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MAGA Antitrust Agenda Under Siege by Lobbyists Close to Trump [1]

['Dave Michaels', 'Annie Linskey', 'Dave Michaels Annie Linskey']

Date: 2025-08

Young men helped carry President Trump to office. Half a year into his term, we asked six of these voters about how they think the president is living up to his campaign promises. Photo Illustration: JJ Lin

The second Trump administration seemed poised to deliver on MAGA’s embrace of aggressive antitrust enforcement. Instead, those efforts have run headlong into power brokers with close ties to President Trump who have snatched up lucrative assignments helping companies facing antitrust threats.

The injection of politically-connected lobbyists and lawyers into antitrust investigations is a shift in an arena that for decades was a niche area dominated by specialized lawyers and economists.

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[1] Url: https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/maga-antitrust-agenda-under-siege-by-lobbyists-close-to-trump-18558898

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