Trump has assembled a shortlist of candidates to replace FTC Chair Lina Khan – including top JD Vance aide Gail Slater and current commissioner Andrew Ferguson, sources told The Post.

A change of leadership at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, a central part of the Biden administration's pro-consumer agenda and a lightning rod for corporate criticism, will likely take months under the Trump administration.

Lina Khan has been hailed by liberal Democrats and even some Republicans as a historic change agent as chair of the Federal Trade Commission, laying out a far-reaching doctrine for checking corporate power and calling out some of Silicon Valley’s biggest companies as alleged monopolists.

All of the candidates under consideration have practiced in law firms or have had in-house roles, suggesting they’ll bring context that critics say is lacking in the current chief.

House Oversight Committee Republicans argued that the government’s consumer protection chief violated the Federal Trade Commission’s independence and ignored longstanding practices in favor of “left-wing” antitrust policy.

Chair Federal Trade Commission Lina Khan shakes hands with U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-FL during a break before the House Judiciary Committee in a hearing on "Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Capitol Hill in Washington,