The Federal Trade Commission initially claimed it was short on staff and resources to pursue the case, but then later claimed it is equipped to pursue the trial.

The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday backpedaled on an earlier statement made by its lawyer who had asked a Seattle judge to postpone the Amazon Prime trial (NASDAQ:AMZN) due to lack of resources at the U.

The US Federal Trade Commission is asking a federal judge to delay a trial challenging Amazon.com Inc.’s Prime subscription practices, citing resource constraints at the agency.

The FTC filed suit against Amazon in June 2023, under the previous Democratic chair Lina Khan. The agency alleged that Amazon used design tricks known as dark patterns to deceive