On Oct. 27, CNN breaks the story that the special counsel Robert Mueller filed charges in the Russia probe. On Nov. 2, The Wall Street Journal gets the bombshell scoop that the Justice Department is inclined to block AT&T’s bid. “That [Time Warner subsidiary] Turner has market power, and that [AT&T subsidiary] DirecTV has market power.” But with roughly 10 percent and 20 percent of their respective markets, they don’t. Donald Trump makes no secret of his feelings about CNN, a Turner subsidiary. But the circumstantial case that the Justice Department’s decision is politically motivated is compelling.

Source: New York Times November 25, 2017 04:18 UTC