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Did Amazon break laws?

Lawmakers ask for DOJ probe

BY MARCY GORDON
Associated Press
Posted 3/18/22

Federal lawmakers followed through on their threat to seek a criminal investigation of Amazon, asking the Justice Department to investigate whether the tech giant and senior executives obstructed Congress or violated other federal laws in testimony on its competition practices.

The House Judiciary Committee escalated the bipartisan battle against the world’s biggest online retailer with a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland referring the case for a criminal inquiry.

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