It’s been assumed knowledge that Donald Trump intervened in the Department of Justice’s antitrust trial against Live Nation and Ticketmaster, a seemingly slam-dunk case that would have seen the federal government’s prosecutors pursue a forced split of the despised ticketing monopoly. Now it’s confirmed knowledge, as the Wall Street Journal has an in-depth report on the extent of Trump and his circle’s personal involvement in squashing a nearly sure-fire win for consumers.
We knew, thanks to court filings, that Trump met directly with Live Nation President and CEO Michael Rapino just days before the Department of Justice announced a surprise…
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