DOJ investigates five TV networks over Trump pool coverage halt

The Justice Department is investigating ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News over whether they violated antitrust law when they briefly suspended White House press pool coverage of President Trump last month. The suspension followed the White House's September 18 revocation of credentials for CNN, MS Now and Politico, largely citing national security concerns over their reporting on the conflict in Iran. The networks withheld coverage of Trump's summit with Xi Jinping in solidarity, and were notified Friday and asked for related communications and materials.