US justice department probes TV networks over Trump pool boycott
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The DOJ opened an antitrust probe into ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News after they suspended pool coverage of President Trump last month.
The United States Department of Justice is investigating whether ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News violated federal antitrust laws by halting pool coverage of President Donald Trump last month, following the White House’s withdrawal of credentials from CNN, MS NOW and Politico. [1] [2] [3]
The networks suspended coverage in solidarity after the administration barred the three outlets; a federal judge later ordered the credentials reinstated on September 24. [2] [3]
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