Trump to tap telecom regulatory lawyer as DOJ antitrust head

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June 25, 2026 4:23 PM EDT

By Jody Godoy

June ‌25 (Reuters) - U.S. ​President ​Donald Trump is expected to nominate Adam Candeub, the general counsel at the Federal ‌Communications Commission, to take over as the ⁠Justice Department's antitrust chief, a source familiar with the matter ‌confirmed on Thursday.

Trump met ‌with Candeub, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson and White House ​counsel David Warrington about the job this week, the source said.

A White House official ⁠declined to comment.

Acting Assistant Attorney General Omeed Assefi currently leads the division, ​which shares federal antitrust authority with the FTC. Assefi has been planning to step ​down later this month, according ‌to a source familiar with his plans.

During Candeub's tenure at the FCC, ⁠the broadcast regulator has opened an investigation into Disney's diversity practices and is probing whether ABC daytime talk ⁠show "The View" violated equal-time rules for interviews with political candidates.

Candeub ​authored the FTC chapter in the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 policy platform, which laid out ways the consumer protection ‌and antitrust agency could champion conservative causes.

A longtime professor at Michigan State University, ‌Candeub served in the Commerce Department and Justice ⁠Department during Trump's first ‌term.

(Reporting by Mrinmay ​Dey in Mexico City; additional reporting by Steve Holland in Washington; Editing by Rod ‌Nickel)


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