
The US Department of Justice is investigating ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News on suspicion of violating antitrust laws for temporarily suspending joint coverage of President Donald Trump's White House pool events, the New York Times reports, citing sources.
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The US Department of Justice has launched an investigation into major television networks after they temporarily suspended joint coverage of President Donald Trump's events in the White House television pool.
The US Department of Justice is investigating ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News.
The investigation concerns the temporary suspension of joint coverage of President Donald Trump events and possible violations of antitrust laws.
WASHINGTON, October 11 - RIA Novosti. The US Department of Justice is investigating American television channels ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News for temporarily suspending joint coverage of President Donald Trump's events, the New York Times reports, citing sources.
"Major U.S. television networks received notice Friday that the department is reviewing whether they violated antitrust laws when they suspended coverage of President Trump's pool events," the newspaper writes.
According to the publication, representatives of the Ministry of Justice contacted television channels and demanded to provide correspondence and other materials related to the White House television pool.
Earlier, Trump announced an immediate ban on reporters from CNN, MS NOW (formerly MSNBC), and Politico from entering the presidential residence, accusing them of spreading “fake news.”
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The US Department of Justice will request from television channels internal documents and correspondence related to the White House television pool
Very likely · Within days
The investigation may lead to a formal indictment or a cease-and-desist agreement.
Possible · Within weeks

The US Department of Justice is investigating ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News for possible antitrust violations after suspending joint coverage of President Donald Trump within the White House pool. The agency requested correspondence and materials related to the work of the pool after TV channels temporarily stopped participating in the content exchange system. This comes after Trump's White House ban on CNN, MS Now and Politico, which was later overturned by the court. Three publications have filed a lawsuit against the administration, arguing that the restriction of access violates the First Amendment to the Constitution.

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