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US justice department investigating TV networks over Trump pool coverage
Investigation launched after five broadcasters last month ceased presidential coverage after CNN, MS Now and Politico were barred from White House The US Department of Justice is investigating whether the decision of the White House television press pool to halt coverage of the US president, Donald
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All three outlets center on a Justice Department antitrust investigation into TV networks over suspended White House pool coverage. The New York Times and Newsweek frame the story in broad terms, while the Washington Post is the only one to name the five networks, Fox News, CNN, ABC, CBS and NBC, and to describe the inquiry as a sharp escalation.
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