The Trump administration’s antitrust enforcers will follow Biden-era merger review rules, disappointing critics who had hoped for a rollback of the requirements.
Leadership of the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission, the two agencies involved with reviewing deals for antitrust implications, on Tuesday sent memos to staff saying that they would be adhering to the 2023 rules.
The guidelines were “consistent with the iterative, bipartisan approach” of previous versions and while…

