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Article snippet: Sen. MORE (D-Mass.) on Tuesday called on the Department of Justice's (DOJ) top antitrust official to recuse himself from any probes into Google or Apple because of his previous lobbying for the two tech giants. In letters, Warren cited Assistant Attorney General Reports in recent weeks have indicated the DOJ and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are divvying up oversight of the country's largest tech giants in preparation for potential investigations into the companies' enormous market power, with the DOJ charged with overseeing Apple and Google while the FTC takes on Facebook and Amazon. Warren was the first major 2020 Democratic presidential candidate to call for breaking up companies like Facebook, Google and Amazon, with others since following her lead. It became one of the signature plans that she has become known for as she surges in the polls as a top-tier candidate. Delrahim lobbied on Google's behalf in 2007 when it was facing antitrust scrutiny over its acquisition of DoubleClick, a top online advertising company that has boosted its dominance in digital ads. The controversial $3.1 billion merger was approved after eight months, despite an outcry from competitors and industry-watchers who said it would give Google an unfair advantage in search advertising tools. Experts have said any antitrust investigation of Google would likely home in on its dominance in digital advertising, which is partially enabled by its acquisition of DoubleClick. According to Se... Link to the full article to read more