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 \u2014 a shakeup that landed just weeks before the Justice Department\u2019s landmark monopoly case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster is expected to go to trial.<\/p>\n
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\u2019s forced resignation raises \u201csignificant concerns\u201d about whether the Trump administration will \u201csee through\u201d major antitrust cases \u2014 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.<\/p>\n
FURTHER READING:<\/strong>\u00a0The Fix is In? DOJ antitrust turmoil boosts Live Nation bid to escape Ticketmaster monopoly trial<\/a> The request escalates a rapidly intensifying political fight over the direction of federal antitrust enforcement after Slater\u2019s 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.\u00a0Washington Post<\/a>,\u00a0Wall Street Journal<\/a>, and\u00a0The Verge<\/a>\u00a0accounts have described Slater as increasingly at odds with senior leadership over how aggressively the division should pursue large mergers and monopolization cases \u2014 and whether political considerations were creeping into decisions traditionally led by career antitrust staff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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 \u2014 a shakeup that landed just weeks before the Justice Department\u2019s landmark monopoly case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster is expected to go … Continue reading Dem Senators Call for Investigation, Intervention on Potential Live Nation\/DOJ Antitrust Settlement<\/span>
\nConsumer advocates, politicians condemn possible Live Nation settlement<\/a><\/p>\n