FTC chair hopes Amazon, Facebook won't get 'sweetheart deal' from Trump in antitrust cases

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  Melania Trump to debut documentary with Amazon Prime Video

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  Judge orders Trump to be sentenced in hush money case on Jan. 10, but says he won't be incarcerated

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