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Donald Trump’s Name Appears on Millions of Amazon Checks Before Midterms
Yahoo • • business
Key Points:
- Amazon is issuing refunds as part of a $2.5 billion settlement over allegations of misleading customers into Prime subscriptions, with settlement notices unusually crediting "President Trump's Federal Trade Commission."
- The refunds, which began last November and can reach up to $200, have seen at least 24.9 million checks issued, though only 7 million have been cashed so far.
- Former FTC officials criticized naming a president on consumer refunds as unprecedented and potentially damaging to the agency's credibility, viewing it as politicizing a traditionally nonpartisan process.
- The FTC defended the language by stating that Trump leads the executive branch and that his commission handled the settlement, reflecting a shift following a Supreme Court ruling on presidential authority over independent agencies.
- The lawsuit against Amazon was initiated by the Biden administration in 2023, before Trump returned to office, highlighting the complex timing of the case and settlement.
