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TV networks under a DOJ antitrust probe
Trump vs. the networks
The Justice Department opened an antitrust investigation into ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News after the networks jointly refused to fill in for CNN in the White House TV pool. That came after the White House barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico.
Why it matters for the GOP
The DOJ's position is that "group boycotts among commercial competitors can violate the Sherman Act." Many Republicans see the networks acting as a bloc against the President.
The pushback
Press-freedom groups call the probe an attempt to intimidate journalists, and a federal judge temporarily restored the banned outlets' passes.