"Although Slater technically resigned, The Guardian reports that she was forced out. The fallout was said to be over her differences with Bondi (who just yesterday yelled, insulted and deflected her way through a hearing over the DOJ's stonewalling of the Epstein files). In recent weeks, Bondi reportedly reiterated to the White House that Slater's views on the antitrust division's direction made the pair's relationship irreconcilable."
"The tensions reportedly began simmering last summer, when Slater sought to block the merger between Hewlett-Packard Enterprise and Juniper Networks. She opposed the deal out of concerns that it would create a duopoly in cloud computing and wireless networking. In addition, Slater reportedly told Bondi that US intelligence hadn't raised any concerns about blocking the merger. However, CIA Director John Ratcliffe later claimed that blocking it would pose national security risks because it could lead to the loss of business to China."
Gail Slater resigned as Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust following a longstanding clash with Attorney General Pam Bondi centered on skepticism of corporate mergers. Tensions escalated when Slater moved to block the Hewlett-Packard Enterprise–Juniper Networks merger, citing risks of a duopoly in cloud computing and wireless networking; CIA Director John Ratcliffe later argued blocking could create national security risks by shifting business to China, and the merger was ultimately approved. Slater co-led the DOJ review of Netflix's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery amid intense industry lobbying and President Trump’s stated involvement. Bondi characterized Slater’s views as making their relationship irreconcilable.
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