E-commerce giant Amazon argued on Wednesday to have the United States Federal Trade Commission‘s chair Lina Khan left out of key matters relating to antitrust regulations in the country citing her alleged bias against the company.

Amazon said that the newly appointed chair had a history of being critical towards the company, due to which Khan would be unable to carry out a fair investigation.

The 32-year-old was instated as the chair of the Federal Trade Commission earlier this month and has been known to increase scrutiny against the Big Tech organisations in the United Sates.

Khan has built a career on contending Amazon violates antitrust laws, indicating that the company would not get the kind of impartial scrutiny it is legally entitled to in FTC probes led by her, the company argued.

“Amazon should be scrutinized along with all large organizations,” read a copy of the petition obtained by AFP.

“However, even large companies have the right to an impartial investigation.”

The FTC did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The petition came as the FTC was reportedly set to review Amazon’s deal to buy the storied MGM studios for $8.45 billion, giving the US tech giant a vast content library to further its ambitions in streaming.

The acquisition would bolster Amazon Prime Video, which competes with Netflix and others in the fast-evolving market, with some 4,000 films — including the James Bond franchise — and 17,000 television shows.

Amazon has experienced surging growth in online retail and cloud computing, while making a push into entertainment as more consumers turn to streaming media.

Khan authored a 2017 law journal article called “Amazon’s Antitrust Paradox” which argued that the current framework for antitrust enforcement pegged to “consumer welfare” is ill-equipped to deal with “market power in the modern economy” of giants such as Amazon.

“Chair Khan has made numerous and highly detailed public pronouncements regarding Amazon,” the petition argued.

“These statements convey to any reasonable observer the clear impression that she has already made up her mind about many material facts relevant to Amazon’s antitrust culpability as well as about the ultimate issue of culpability itself.”

Big Tech firms have recently come into the crosshairs of multiple lawmakers, mostly from the Democratic party, and federal agencies. The backlash has triggered a notion of such organisations being broken up to avoid concentration of power.