Amazon.com is facing an antitrust investigation.
The House Judiciary Committee on Friday informed Jeff Bezos he needs to agree to testify at a hearing on Amazon's alleged misuse of third-party seller data, or the CEO faces a potential subpoena if he declines.
READ THE LETTER FROM HOUSE JUDICIARY HERE [PDF]
BREAKING: @HouseJudiciary Committee Calls on Jeff Bezos to Testify After Amazon Reportedly Misled Congresshttps://t.co/HjIkI1JOQ8
— House Judiciary Dems (@HouseJudiciary) May 1, 2020
In light of our ongoing investigation, recent public reporting, and Amazon’s prior testimony before the Committee, we expect Jeff Bezos, as Chief Executive Officer of Amazon, to testify before @HouseJudiciary.
— House Judiciary Dems (@HouseJudiciary) May 1, 2020
It is vital to the Committee, as part of its critical work investigating and understanding competition issues in the digital market, that Amazon respond to these and other critical questions concerning competition issues in digital markets.
— House Judiciary Dems (@HouseJudiciary) May 1, 2020
If the reporting in the Wall Street Journal article is accurate, then statements Amazon made to the Committee about the company’s business practices appear to be misleading, and possibly criminally false or perjurious.https://t.co/Jk5UDlEhfY
— House Judiciary Dems (@HouseJudiciary) May 1, 2020
[WaPo, reporting by Tony Romm and Jay Greene, May 1, 2020]