WSJ: Trump Killed Effort to Break Up Live Nation and Ticketmaster
Justice Department officials questioned conflicts as Trump pushed a settlement in a case the agency had spent more than a decade preparing.
- On Sunday, the Wall Street Journal reported that President Donald Trump contacted a senior DOJ official to press for a settlement in the antitrust case against Live Nation, according to sources familiar with the matter.
- Weeks earlier, Live Nation hired Sullivan & Cromwell—the New York-based firm representing Trump in his personal legal troubles—for settlement talks with the Justice Department.
- Justice Department officials questioned whether Boris Epshteyn, Trump's private legal coordinator, represented the president or Live Nation, creating internal friction over his dual interest in the case.
- Antitrust attorney Brendan Benedict called the Wall Street Journal report a "must-read," while Jason Kint, CEO of Digital Content, said the revelations left political observers stunned.
- Earlier this year, the Justice Department prepared a legal fight against Live Nation and Ticketmaster that was over a decade in the making, marking a stark contrast to the current settlement pressure.
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“The Justice Department was preparing to wage a legal battle more than a decade in the making against the world’s largest concert promoter. Then President Trump called,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Settle it, the president told a senior DOJ official, the official later told associates.” “The intervention was bizarre. The antitrust trial against Live […]
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