06-13-2018, 09:24 AM
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Reformed Know-Nothing
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: MoCo, MD
Posts: 26,554
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Originally Posted by whell
And, of course, the Democrats. Clinton stated that she had concerns about the merger during the 2016 campaign. Al Franken, in between his episodes of tit and ass grabbing, voiced his opposition to the merger. Democratic Sen. Ed Markey stated that the Justice Department should take action against AT&T and Time Warner “using one lens only: Will it result in substantial harms to competition and consumers.” Sen. Brian Schatz said: “The burden of proof is on the Justice Department to establish that there is no political interference in their Antitrust Division,” he said.
But hey, you want to push the fake news that this is all about Trump. You go right ahead.  |
Needless to say, you fail to recognize the difference between legislators and candidates voicing opinions on an issue and a president commenting on something under review by his own Justice Department.
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