Millions of U.S. consumers are set to receive refund checks from Amazon (AMZN.O)
that attribute the payments to the "President Trump-led Federal Trade Commission
(FTC)". The timing—weeks before U.S. midterm elections—reflects part of a 2025,
2.5 bln settlement Amazon agreed to after the FTC accused it of misleading
consumers over Prime subscriptions. Two former FTC officials said this is the
agency's first instance of crediting a specific president in refund materials.
The accompanying notice uses the phrase "President Trump-led FTC" three times
and states: "The enclosed check is the result of a settlement between the
President Trump-led FTC and Amazon.com, Inc...."
