Justice Department investigating major TV networks over suspending pool coverage of Trump

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said it is investigating five major TV broadcast networks for potentially violating federal antitrust laws after the networks temporarily declined to provide pool coverage of President Donald Trump, a department spokesperson said. The investigation into the networks that make up the White House TV press pool — NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN and Fox News — is underway, and the department sent out “civil investigative demands” on Friday, according to a Justice Department official. “Members of the television press pool have boycotted covering White House events. Group boycotts among commercial competitors can violate the Sherman Act....