‘Good Riddance’: How a MAGA Acolyte Helped Oust Antitrust Chief

US Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division Abigail Slater — US Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division Abigail Slater
Photographer: Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg

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By Leah Nylen and Josh Sisco

February 13, 2026 at 4:33 PM UTC

Abigail Slater’s ouster as the Trump administration’s antitrust chief was abrupt, yet also a long time coming.

On Thursday morning, Slater was telling confidants in Washington that she intended to move forward with the agency’s work, even as rumors circulated she might be leaving. Just before 11 a.m., she announced her departure in a post on X.