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Who will Trump pick as regulators? Here are the competitors

Donald Trump has actually started the process of picking a cabinet and picking other high-ranking administration authorities following his U.S. presidential election victory.

Here are some of the contenders for a number of posts supervising policy and enforcement.

Commerce Department

LINDA MCMAHON

McMahon is seen as a top contender for Commerce secretary. She worked as head of the Small company Administration in the first Trump administration and is chair of the pro-Trump America First Action extremely political action committee. She serves on the board of social networks platform Reality Social, and is a major Trump donor.

ROBERT LIGHTHIZER

A loyalist who functioned as Trump's U.S. trade agent for essentially the president-elect's entire first term, Lighthizer will almost certainly be welcomed back. He is considered a contender for the top jobs at Treasury, the Commerce Department and the U.S. Trade Agent's office. Lighthizer is a firm follower in tariffs and was one of the leading figures in Trump's trade war with China.

VIVEK RAMASWAMY

A Republican governmental candidate until he left of the race in January, Ramaswamy is a possible choice for the top job at Commerce. The multi-millionaire former biotech executive acquired fame in right-wing circles thanks to his 2021 bestseller Woke, Inc., which decries decisions by some big companies to base business method around social-justice and climate-change concerns.

NAZAK NIKAKHTAR

Nikakhtar was previously an assistant secretary and acted as under secretary for the Bureau of Market and Security during the very first Trump administration. She is being thought about for a senior post at the Commerce Department, which supervises export controls that have been used by Washington in the U.S.-China tech war. She is a legal representative and currently chairs the national security practice at Wiley Rein.

Antitrust

GAIL SLATER

A policy advisor to Vice President-elect JD Vance, Slater is seen by antitrust attorneys as a leading prospect to lead the Federal Trade Commission. Slater formerly encouraged Trump on data privacy and telecommunications, and held roles at Fox Corp. and Roku. Before that, Slater was at the FTC. for ten years, including as a consultant to then-Commissioner Julie. Brill, who is now an executive at Microsoft.

MELISSA HOLYOAK

Among the FTC's two existing commissioners, Holyoak is a. possible pick for acting chair. She was Utah's solicitor. general, and previously led the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute,. a conservative non-profit law practice focused on free speech and. minimal government.

ANDREW FERGUSON

The other Republican on the FTC, Ferguson is another. potential candidate for leading antitrust roles. He was previously. primary counsel to Republican politician Senator Mitch McConnell and clerked. for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Both Ferguson. and Holyoak voted versus some of the firm's efforts under. chair Lina Khan, consisting of a guideline that would make it much easier to. cancel subscriptions and restriction non-compete contracts.

ANDREW FINCH

Finch, a previous deputy in the Department of Justice's. antitrust department under Trump who revealed uncertainty towards. drastic calls for separating firms or turning tech platforms. into controlled energies, could be a competitor to lead the. department. Finch is a partner at Paul Weiss where he has. represented Spirit Airlines, Uber Technologies. and Mastercard in merger reviews.

BARRY NIGRO

A former antitrust authorities at the DOJ and FTC and partner. at Fried Frank, Nigro is another potential candidate. Nigro. managed the DOJ's evaluation of T-Mobile United States Inc's. $ 26-billion takeover of Sprint Corp in 2020 and pharmacy-chain. CVS Health Corp's $69-billion acquisition of health. insurer Aetna Inc.

. Cybersecurity JOSHUA STEINMAN A protégé of previous Trump National Security Advisor Gen. Michael Flynn, Steinman played a crucial function in the first Trump. administration's aggressive position on government hacking. operations and is a contender for a senior cybersecurity. position. Federal Communications Commission

BRENDAN CARR One of two Republican members

of the Federal

. Communications Commission, Carr is a most likely choice for acting. chair of the FCC- and a possible irreversible chair. He has been. an advocate of Elon Musk's efforts to win aids for. broadband internet service and criticized NBC for letting Vice. President Kamala Harris appear on Saturday Night Live just. before the election.

(source: Reuters)