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Re:U.S. Accuses Google of Illegally Protecting Monopoly by reaperducer on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @10:16AM (#24837536)
If there was no conflicting evidence, then maybe. But if you read the newspaper, you know this has been in the works for a very long time, and again from both Republicans and Democrats.
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Re:U.S. Accuses Google of Illegally Protecting Monopoly by shakethemonkey on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @10:25AM (#24837647)
AG Barr has been pushing to get this out before the election, over objections of his own attorneys:

"He [Barr] pushed career Justice Department attorneys to bring the case by the end of September, prompting pushback from lawyers who wanted more time and complained of political influence."[1]

[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/20/technology/google-antitru...

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Re:U.S. Accuses Google of Illegally Protecting Monopoly by reaperducer on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @11:17AM (#24838306)
You are correct. But that doesn't mean all of the Democrats and other Republicans who have been pushing for this for years have suddenly vaporized from history.
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