Amazon in a letter Friday told the House it would make the 'appropriate' executive available to testify on whether Amazon lied about its treatment of third-party sellers, but stopped short of explicitly offering the much-sought testimony of CEO Jeff Bezos
Amazon in a letter Friday told House lawmakers it would make the "appropriate" executive available to testify before Congress on whether Amazon lied about its treatment of third-party sellers, but stopped short of explicitly offering the much-sought testimony of CEO Jeff Bezos.
The company's response sets the stage for what may be the most serious showdown yet between Capitol Hill and one of the world's tech giants. A bipartisan group of House Judiciary leaders demanded to hear from Bezos about that found Amazon has used data gleaned from its sellers to launch competing products against them. The report contradicted an Amazon official's"We disagree strongly with any suggestion that we have attempted to mislead the Committee or not been cooperative with the investigation," Brian Huseman, Amazon's vice president of public policy, wrote in the letter, which was addressed to House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler and members of the House antitrust subcommittee.
"While our teams remain heads down around the clock focused on protecting the health and safety of our employees while continuing to serve customers during the global pandemic, we remain prepared to make the appropriate Amazon executive available to the Committee to address these important issues," Huseman added.Committee have threatened to subpoena the Amazon CEO, who is also the world's richest person and the owner of The Washington Post. Rep.
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