US: Justice Department probes Trump's press pool boycott for antitrust violation
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The US Department of Justice announced on Saturday that it is investigating whether five major news networks violated antitrust laws by staging a group boycott and suspending coverage of President Donald Trump last month. The scrutiny targets ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, and Fox News following their September 21 halt on presidential coverage in protest of the administration barring certain news outlets from the White House. Press freedom advocates criticized the probe, with the Committee to Protect Journalists arguing the administration should not use antitrust investigations to intimidate outlets defending press access.
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