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Google Skeptic Seen Fading From Race for U.S. Antitrust Post
- Reyes, who’d urged Google scrutiny, disputes he’s out of mix
- White House delays leave agency without permanent leader
Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes.
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The race to lead one of the U.S.’s top competition watchdogs just lost a frontrunner. That may be good news for Google.
Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, who last year urged antitrust officials to consider re-opening an investigation into the search practices of Alphabet Inc.’s Google, was one of President Donald Trump’s top candidates to lead the Federal Trade Commission earlier this year, people familiar with the matter said at the time.