Boycott
President Donald Trump’s attempt to ban news outlets he doesn’t like has taken another extraordinary turn: the Justice Department is now reportedly investigating the television networks that pushed back against him. The DOJ—which is headed up by Trump’s former personal attorney, Todd Blanche—has launched an antitrust investigation into ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, and even Fox News after the five networks temporarily suspended their shared coverage of the president in protest at his decision to bar three news organizations from the White House, The New York Times reported Saturday. The newest escalation comes after Trump’s press crackdown backfired spectacularly last month,…
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