US justice department investigates TV networks over Trump pool coverage
Summary
The US Justice Department is investigating several TV networks to see if they broke competition laws when they stopped sharing live coverage of President Donald Trump after he blocked some news outlets from the White House. The networks temporarily halted their shared coverage system last month in protest of the president’s actions.Key Facts
- The Justice Department is looking into whether ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, and Fox News violated federal competition laws.
- These networks stopped using the White House TV pool system, where coverage is shared among media, for several days.
- The pause happened after President Trump blocked CNN, MS Now, and Politico from White House access.
- The White House TV pool has existed for over 100 years and shares footage and information about the president.
- The Justice Department referred to the Sherman Act, a law against business monopolies and group boycotts.
- President Trump accused the banned outlets of publishing false information about his team.
- A judge ruled that restricting access violated the First Amendment, which protects press freedom from government discrimination.
- The Trump administration has taken several legal actions against news organizations for their coverage.
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