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BumRushDaShow

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Tue Jun 16, 2026, 03:52 AM 23 hrs ago

Stanley Woodward to run US DOJ's antitrust division, MLex reports

Source: Reuters

June 15, 2026 4:05 PM EDT Updated 11 hours ago


June 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice's ​Associate Attorney General Stanley ‌Woodward has been put in charge of ​the department's ​antitrust division, regulatory news website ⁠MLex reported ​on Monday.

Omeed Assefi, the ​acting head of the antitrust division, is set ​to leave the ​department, an MLex reporter said ‌in ⁠a post on X.

U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche last ​week ​signed ⁠off on a memo allowing ​Woodward to exercise ​the ⁠authority of the assistant attorney general ⁠for ​the antitrust ​division, the report added.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/stanley-woodward-run-us-dojs-antitrust-division-mlex-reports-2026-06-15/



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Stanley Woodward to run US DOJ's antitrust division, MLex reports (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 23 hrs ago OP
That should be the cushiest job in the Govt mdbl 16 hrs ago #1

mdbl

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1. That should be the cushiest job in the Govt
Tue Jun 16, 2026, 10:33 AM
16 hrs ago

Since they are charged with doing nothing anymore.

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