House Judiciary Members Ask DOJ to Investigate Amazon for Obstructing Inquiry

MAR 9 2022·Updated DEC 21 2022

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The Facts

Several members of the US House Judiciary Committee have written to AG Merrick Garland over concerns Amazon is obstructing an antitrust investigation.
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Questions include whether Amazon lied to the committee about the usage of third-party seller data and whether it gave priority to its own products over competitors' in search results.
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The letter accuses the company of misleading conduct designed to influence, obstruct or impede legislators' investigations.
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The Spin

Establishment-critical narrative

Amazon have given false and misleading statements to the House Judiciary Committee and refused to hand over documents to support their claims. The e-commerce giant has likely violated federal law and must face the consequences.

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Pro-establishment narrative

Amazon has categorically denied using third-party seller data and performed numerous internal inquiries that have failed to turn up evidence of workers misusing the data. The claims of the committee members are unsubstantiated.