DOJ vs. Networks

Podcast: The Weekend · MS NOW, Jonathan Capehart, Eugene Daniels, Jackie Alemany

Opublikowano: 2026-10-11

October 11, 2026; 8am: The New York Times is reporting that the Justice Department is investigating five television networks - FOX, CNN, ABC, CBS, and NBC - for potentially violating federal antitrust laws after the networks temporarily declined to provide pool coverage of President Trump. The networks' move came in response to Trump’s attempts to bar CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House grounds last month. When CNN was removed from its spot in the television press pool, the other networks acted. In a statement to the Times, Justice Department spokeswoman Emily Covington wrote, “The Antitrust Division is simply...