Lina Khan ran the Federal Trade Commission for Joe Biden. Now, she’s telling New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani how to set up his administration.
One of the merger deals that trustbuster Khan blocked was a $1.7 billion acquisition by Amazon of Roomba maker iRobot. Now, Roomba has declared bankruptcy.
Amazon cited “disproportionate regulatory hurdles” – meaning “we couldn’t get it past Khan” – as a reason to pull out of the deal.
The day Amazon withdrew, iRobot announced it would lay off 350 people. Now, the company is bankrupt.
Congrats, Lina. Now everyone loses: the workers, the Amazon shareholders, the iRobot shareholders, and the American economy.


