Progressives want Rep Lofgren to recuse herself from oversight of DOJ and FTC due to Silicon Valley ties

In a letter to Democratic leadership, the watchdog group Revolving Door Project is demanding Rep Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) recuse herself from oversight over the Justice Department (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) because of her financial investments in large tech companies, as well as recent reporting from the New York Post that her daughter works on Google’s legal defense team (Lofgren’s daughter works on contract law at Google). Lofgren owns up to $15,000 in stock in each of several tech companies, including Google’s parent company, Alphabet, as well as Apple and Meta, according to her 2020 financial disclosures. The representative is also one of several California lawmakers who have opposed antitrust legislation aimed at the tech giants that passed out of the House Judiciary Committee earlier in 2021. Lofgren responded by stating that she makes decisions according to what is in the best interests of her constituents in California. Reps Anna Eshoo (D-CA) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) also came to Lofgren’s defense, calling on the sponsors of the House Judiciary antitrust bills to “immediately disavow the ad hominem attacks made against Representative Zoe Lofgren by outside groups.”