A group of Democratic U.S. Senators is demanding that Attorney General Pam Bondi turn over records and communications tied to the abrupt departure of former Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Gail Slater — a shakeup that landed just weeks before the Justice Department’s landmark monopoly case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster is expected to go to trial.

In a letter dated Feb. 14 (embedded below), Sens. Amy Klobuchar, Richard Durbin, Elizabeth Warren, Richard Blumenthal, Peter Welch, Adam Schiff, and Mazie Hirono said Slater’s forced resignation raises “significant concerns” about whether the Trump administration will “see through” major antitrust cases — with the Live Nation-Ticketmaster trial singled out as a flashpoint. The lawmakers asked Bondi to provide detailed logs of meetings, topics discussed, and communications involving Live Nation, the White House, and DOJ leadership as questions swirl over whether political appointees and outside lobbyists are steering enforcement decisions.

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The request escalates a rapidly intensifying political fight over the direction of federal antitrust enforcement after Slater’s exit, which multiple outlets reported was driven by internal clashes with DOJ leadership amid disputes over merger enforcement and high-profile matters, including the Live Nation case. Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and The Verge accounts have described Slater as increasingly at odds with senior leadership over how aggressively the division should pursue large mergers and monopolization cases — and whether political considerations were creeping into decisions traditionally led by career antitrust staff.