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FTC asks to delay Amazon Prime deceptive practices case, citing staffing shortfalls (www.cnbc.com)

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The Federal Trade Commission asked a judge in Seattle to delay the start of its trial accusing Amazon of duping consumers into signing up for its Prime program, citing resource constraints.

Attorneys for the FTC made the request during a status hearing on Wednesday before Judge John Chun in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Chun had set a Sept. 22 start date for the trial.

Jonathan Cohen, an attorney for the FTC, asked Chun for a two-month continuance on the case due to staffing and budgetary shortfalls.

The FTC’s request comes amid a push by the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency to reduce spending. DOGE, which is led by tech baron Elon Musk, has slashed the federal government’s workforce by more than 62,000 workers in February alone.

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[–] kandykarter 10 points 1 month ago

This is 100% the point. This is why oligarchs threw in with Trump. It's exactly the same reasoning to defund the IRS, so they don't have the manpower to go after the big fish.