After the threat of a high-stakes legal bout, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says he is willing to testify before the House about the tech company's competitive practices
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is willing to testify before the House to answer questions about the tech company's competitive practices, a company spokesperson confirmed to POLITICO on Monday, a major concession that staves off the prospect of a high-stakes legal bout over his testimony.
House lawmakers recently dialed up pressure for Amazon, Facebook, Apple and Google's parent Alphabet to commit to having their CEOs testify, giving the companies until Sunday to respond, according to an Axios report. No date has been announced for the planned hearing. The other major companies have yet to publicly say whether they will comply with the CEO request. But Rep. David Cicilline , whose antitrust subcommittee is spearheading Judiciary's investigation, has said he expects to hear from the chiefs of all four of the tech giants before the probe wraps. Bezos had been the “only CEO who has expressed reservation about appearing,” Cicilline told POLITICO last month.
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