Economy

At the time both billionaires called for Khan’s firing, she was investigating their businesses.

In August the FTC announced an $8.5 million settlement with an IAC subsidiary it accused of deceiving workers. The company didn’t admit wrongdoing. Diller retracted his use of the word “dope” but not his call for Khan’s removal. He declined to comment for this story.

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During a morning sit-down in her Washington office in September, Khan says she’s gotten used to flak. “It’s no surprise to me personally that monopolists, and executives associated with monopolies, would prefer that the anti-monopoly cops just go away,” she says, flashing a smile before snapping back into cop mode. “But that’s not the job that we’ve been given.”'