Some Democrats want to see the AT&T-Time Warner deal blocked — but fear that Trump might be meddling
https://www.recode.net/2017/11/8/16625892/congress-democrats-att-time-warner-trump
Fierce opponents of AT&T’s $86 billion bid to buy Time Warner now find themselves in an awkward political bind: They’re rejoicing over the fact that the U.S. government shares some of their doubts about the deal — but fear that President Donald Trump might have interfered in the process.
For the moment, the Department of Justice appears ready to force AT&T to sell CNN or potentially other TV networks owned by Time Warner in order to win the feds’ final blessings, a source familiar with the investigation confirmed to Recode. AT&T, for its part, seems ready to fight.