The Justice Department is examining ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News after their White House TV pool pause. Legal experts question the antitrust theory behind it

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The Justice Department has launched an antitrust investigation into Fox News, CNN, NBC, ABC and CBS over their coordinated suspension of White House television pool coverage.

The Justice Department (DOJ) took many by surprise when it said over the weekend it would investigate the country’s top television networks on antitrust grounds over a boycott they carried

President Donald Trump mocked a protester as they were being physically attacked by his rallygoers. At a rally in Columbus, Ohio, Monday, Trump’s address was interrupted by a fight in the stands. A video of the incident showed a bald man in a T-shirt punching a woman in the face,

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Why would anyone believe Trump’s next boast after he’s effectively admitted that he’s willing to announce imaginary developments? I honestly don’t know.

The networks under investigation are ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News, the ⁠Justice Department said. "Group ⁠boycotts among commercial competitors can violate the Sherman Act," a Justice Department ​spokesperson said.

President Trump campaigned in Ohio on Monday, a critical state where Republicans are trying to retain a Senate seat in the upcoming midterm elections.