Legal experts call DOJ's antitrust probe of TV networks weak
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Summary
The Justice Department's antitrust investigation into ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News over their brief suspension of White House press pool coverage continues following a federal judge's order halting the administration's removal of CNN, Politico and MS NOW credentials. Legal experts cited by the Washington Post said characterizing the networks' coordinated pause as an illegal boycott has little legal basis.
Left-leaning
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Center
- DOJ investigating 5 major TV networks over response to White House press banThe Hill · Oct 11, 7:44 AM