FTC no longer seeks DOGE-related delay in Amazon trial
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... The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday it does not need to delay a September trial against Amazon (AMZN.O)
, opens new tab, reversing an attorney's statement earlier in the day that resource shortfalls due to cost-cutting required an extension.

Jonathan Cohen, an attorney for the FTC, said he was wrong about the lack of resources in a statement addressed to U.S. District Judge John Chun in Seattle.

"The Commission does not have resource constraints and we are fully prepared to litigate this case. Please be assured that the FTC will meet whatever schedule and deadlines the court sets," Cohen said.

FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson reiterated the agency's commitment to the consumer protection case.

"I have made it clear since Day One that we will commit the resources necessary for this case. The Trump-Vance FTC will never back down from taking on Big Tech," Ferguson said in a statement.

Earlier on Wednesday, Cohen had outlined a "dire resource situation," describing the effect of cost-cutting measures enacted under President Donald Trump.

"We have lost employees in the agency, in our division and on our case team," Cohen said during the morning hearing. ...