Google Alleges ‘Deep-Seated Bias’ by DOJ Top Antitrust Official

Aug. 31, 2023, 10:11 PM UTC

Alphabet Inc.’s Google told a federal court Thursday that it should be allowed to interview the Justice Department’s top antitrust official under oath, alleging his “deep-seated bias” against the company led the federal government to sue it for antitrust violations.

Before becoming assistant attorney general for antitrust in November 2021, Jonathan Kanter represented a number of ad tech companies and Google rivals, the search giant said. That included Magnite Inc., OpenX Ltd., Roku Inc., News Corp., and the News Media Alliance, a trade association representing more than 2,000 news publishers including the New York ...

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