Justice Department investigates whether TV networks broke antitrust law by halting pool coverage of Trump

Summary

The Justice Department said it is investigating five major TV broadcast networks for potentially violating federal antitrust laws after the networks temporarily declined to provide pool coverage of President Donald Trump, NBC News reported, citing a department spokesperson. The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported that the department is investigating whether the decision of the White House television press pool to halt coverage of the president last month violated antitrust law, and CBS News said the networks had briefly suspended the TV press pool system in response to Trump's decision to ban three news organizations from the White House.

Latest: The Justice Department said it is investigating five major TV broadcast networks for potentially violating federal antitrust laws after the networks temporarily declined to provide pool coverage of President Donald Trump.

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