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Please feel free to convey to whoever you’d like that this was inexcusable and unforgivable.”Īfter consulting with the FTC’s general counsel, Bedoya posted the “unsolicited ex parte communications directed at me and my staff” on the FTC’s case docket. That ban that extends to FTC staff prosecuting the case. Geldon sent the same messages to Bedoya staffer Max Miller, who responded that as an adjudicator in the case Bedoya is prohibited from discussing it. On Friday, Bloomberg reported that Khan ignored the advice of ethics officials in refusing to recuse herself from a different case against Meta, further fueling partisan concerns. The chair is under multiple congressional investigations by House Republicans including Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). The angry nature of the messages highlights the hyper-partisan environment in which Khan is leading the FTC. In Friday’s filing, which hasn’t been previously reported, Bedoya said, “I have never made representations regarding how I would vote or act in any Commission matter.” When Bedoya didn’t respond, Geldon followed with: “Very telling that you don’t even respond to text messages now that you don’t need help getting confirmed. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and consultant working on progressive antitrust reform wrote in a text message to Bedoya on the day of the FTC’s announcement. Very very disappointing,” Dan Geldon, a former chief of staff to Sen. “Alvaro - Your statement today is insanely at odds with the representations you made to me about backing Lina on Facebook matters prior to your confirmation. That prompted vitriol from progressive backers of Khan, according to correspondence Bedoya posted to the FTC’s website on Friday.
