# US Justice Department investigates five major news networks over possible antitrust violations

https://mins.news/en/item/94923

- CNN, 2026-10-11 02:06 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/10/media/trump-doj-probing-tv-networks-nbc-cbs-fox-abc-cnn-white-house?Date=20261011&Profile=CNN

> The Justice Department’s inquiry into whether five leading US news outlets breached competition law gives the Trump administration another avenue to put pressure on the press.

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