{"id":65105,"date":"2026-02-12T16:36:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T16:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-officials-oust-abigail-slater-as-dojs-anti-trust-chief-sources-say\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T16:36:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T16:36:11","slug":"trump-officials-oust-abigail-slater-as-dojs-anti-trust-chief-sources-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-officials-oust-abigail-slater-as-dojs-anti-trust-chief-sources-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump officials oust Abigail Slater as DOJ&#8217;s anti-trust chief, sources say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>Top Trump administration officials had decided to oust Justice Department anti-trust chief Abigail Slater and had discussions with her shortly before she announced on social media that she was leaving the department, sources told CBS News.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Slater didn&#8217;t cite a reason for her departure in her statement on X. She had lost the trust of Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/12\/9457a799-9e74-4b90-9f59-cbaf2c04da61\/thumbnail\/620x413g1\/728b2e1ec23385669a2f5b0507c10ea8\/gettyimages-2210685928.jpg#\" alt=\"Google, DOJ Go Back To Court To Fight Over Search Monopoly Fix \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/12\/9457a799-9e74-4b90-9f59-cbaf2c04da61\/thumbnail\/620x413g1\/728b2e1ec23385669a2f5b0507c10ea8\/gettyimages-2210685928.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/12\/9457a799-9e74-4b90-9f59-cbaf2c04da61\/thumbnail\/1240x826g1\/38b02f78e89f4be8b45ab9c0b0e39a9f\/gettyimages-2210685928.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">File: Abigail Slater, US assistant attorney general for the Antitrust Division, speaks to members of the media outside federal court in Washington, DC, on April 21, 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Kent Nishimura \/ Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In her post as assistant attorney general for anti-trust, she determined whether business merger deals would be approved or get derailed, and her every move was closely watched by the business community.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trump officials believed Slater had undermined pending cases because of disagreements with leadership and had disobeyed requests, including to not embark on expensive travel to Europe and on other matters, two sources said. On one occasion, Slater angered Bondi when she traveled to a conference in Paris without Bondi&#8217;s permission, prompting Bondi to cut off access to Slater&#8217;s government credit cards, one source said.<\/p>\n<p>Bondi in a statement to CBS News said: &#8220;On behalf of the Department of Justice, we thank Gail Slater for her service to the Antitrust Division which works to protect consumers, promote affordability, and expand economic opportunity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Slater had been on the job for less than a year. Her exit marks the end of a short tenure that was fraught with tension between her office and senior department leaders, sources told CBS News.<\/p>\n<p>Slater said on X, &#8220;It is with great sadness and abiding hope that I leave my role as AAG for Antitrust today. It was indeed the honor of a lifetime to serve in this role. Huge thanks to all who supported me this past year, most especially the men and women of<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JusticeATR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> @justiceatr<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a breaking story and will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  \">\n        <\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><br \/>\n    <\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     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