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Barr Taking Over Antitrust Probes of Silicon Valley Tech Companies
National Review ^ | 3/2/2020 | MAIREAD MCARDLE

Posted on 03/02/2020 2:19:02 PM PST by bitt

Attorney General William Barr has tightened his control of the Justice Department’s antitrust probes over the last several months, a move that could spell trouble for Google, Facebook, and other Silicon Valley tech giants.

The attorney general, along with his deputy attorney general, Jeffrey Rosen, and several other officials, have personally taken over the antitrust probes, Politico reported Monday. The move makes good on a promise Barr made during his confirmation hearing, when he vowed antitrust issues would be a priority for him.

“I think a lot of people wonder how such huge behemoths that now exist in Silicon Valley have taken shape under the nose of the antitrust enforcers,” Barr said at the time.

“I think a lot of people wonder how such huge behemoths that now exist in Silicon Valley have taken shape under the nose of the antitrust enforcers,” Barr said at the time.

Barr’s more focused oversight of the probes has effectively pushed aside the head of the DOJ’s Antitrust Division, Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim. Because of Delrahim’s previous legal work for Google, he and the official directly under him, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Barry Nigro, were both recused from the Google investigation as of earlier this month.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: agbarr; antitrust; barr; techcompanies
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To: little jeremiah
If I saw the world like that I’d have killed myself with my own fist a long time ago.

Right?

Old, done men whose fighting days are behind them.

#LostTheirFinesse

41 posted on 03/02/2020 4:50:03 PM PST by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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To: lodi90
You can always tell are over the target when the personal attack flak starts.

You attack Barr and Trump, patriots attack you.

Take your medicine. You deserve it, sunshine patriot. #NoWhining

42 posted on 03/02/2020 4:52:10 PM PST by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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To: bitt

Excellent. This needs to be an extremely high priority. Alphabet particularly needs to be broken up.


43 posted on 03/02/2020 4:54:15 PM PST by FLT-bird
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To: little jeremiah
If I saw the world like that I’d have killed myself with my own fist a long time ago.

p.s. I'd like to see somebody kill themselves with their own fist. That would be something to see.

44 posted on 03/02/2020 4:54:21 PM PST by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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To: FLT-bird
Excellent. This needs to be an extremely high priority. Alphabet particularly needs to be broken up.

Absolutely. Big Tech is one of the Derp State's most potent weapons.

This is Trump v Derp and draining the swamp most excellently.

45 posted on 03/02/2020 4:55:51 PM PST by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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To: bagster

Just 8 more business hours and.......

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46 posted on 03/02/2020 5:11:52 PM PST by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: bagster

Old Polish saying....


47 posted on 03/02/2020 6:18:44 PM PST by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.)
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To: bitt

Will Bar’s actions result in millions more being donated to Biden’s election?


48 posted on 03/02/2020 6:30:15 PM PST by aimhigh (THIS is His commandment . . . . 1 John 3:23)
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49 posted on 03/02/2020 6:36:16 PM PST by mosesdapoet (mosesdapoet aka L.J.Keslin posting here for the record hoping somebody might read and pass around)
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To: little jeremiah
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50 posted on 03/02/2020 8:38:40 PM PST by itsahoot (Welcome to the New USA where Islam is a religion of peace and Christianity is a mental disorder.)
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To: itsahoot

What do the four rectangles indicate?


51 posted on 03/02/2020 9:20:47 PM PST by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.)
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To: little jeremiah
What do the four rectangles indicate?

They are emojis that display unicorns. Sorry if your computer doesn't see them, look fine in my post.

52 posted on 03/03/2020 10:33:29 AM PST by itsahoot (Welcome to the New USA where Islam is a religion of peace and Christianity is a mental disorder.)
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