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Deciding whether to appeal. prosecutors arguing wiould mean the resulting company could result in higher prices for must have programming. harming consumers. the doj anti trust chief expressed disappointment in the ruling saying we will closely review the courts opinion and consider next steps in light of our commitment to preserving competition for the benefit of american.they hope to complete r by next wednesday. writing we are pleased. the court has categorically rejected the lawsuit to block...

Time warner. >> reporter: since at&t and time warner dont directly compete. the judge issuing a w to the department of justice. the court has spoken. to use a stay to accish indirectly what could not have done directly. simply would be unjust. the deal was announced in october 2016 >> the ability to take premium quality content to our customers is huge for us and huge for our >> reportedidate donald trump weighed in repeatedly promising to block the deal if he was elected president. >> at&t buyi...

A federal judge defying trump approving at&ts billion dollar acquisition. saying the quotes resounding rejection of thgovernments argument is confirmation that this was a case that was baseless. is this fight really over. jessica schneiders out front. >> reporter: a federal judge has given the green light to at&t and time warner. government has failed to meet its burden to establish that the proposed transaction is likely to lessen competition substantially. the department of justice is now

Like chris said, its one thing to try to get caught up on the first strike. but when you are at a full count, you gotta get in there, dig in and swing or try and put the ball into play. he is doing neither. this looks like another strike. >> remember when giuliani said -- cohen said that there was no lobbying. i think his attorney said that and he was a consultant. at&t said that there was no lobbying. this is a quote, he says -- giuliani says whatever lobbying was done didnt reach the president...

Was no lobbying. i think his attorney said that and he was a consultant. at&t said that there was no lobbying. this is a quote, he says -- giuliani says whatever lobbying was done didnt reach the president, offering as proof the fact that at&ts proposed merger has not gone through. he did drain the swamp. the president denied the merger. they didnt get the results they wanted. now he is throwing at&t and michael cohen under the bus because now he is saying theres lobbying. >> the problem here is...

Did president trumps newest lawyer step in it again? rudy giuliani says president trump blocked the proposed merger with at&t and tile wame r even though the justice department insisted the president had no role in the lawsuit. i want to bring in juliette kayem, and michael isacoff. thank you for joining us. michael, why dont i start with you? i want to read this passage from the huffington post. whatever lobbying was done didnt reach the president, giuliani said, offering as proof that the merg...

Its not that he has to make a decision -- he has to make a decision on the evidence presented. the appellate court will have to make a decision if he made a mistake in not allowing that to take place. >> let me read this. i think its important. the president is tweeting tonight. why doesnt the fake news media state the trump administrations antitrust division has been and is opposed to the at&t purchase of time warner in an ongoing trial? rudy giuliani, doesnt he highlight he is stepping in it a...

The president denied the merger. they didnt get the result they wanted. does this look like the president is interfering in the justice department? >> who knows what to make of that? remember, it was the president a week or so ago who said that rudy giuliani needed a little time to get his facts straight when he misspoke or at least according to the president misspoke about the circumstances of the michael cohen payoff to stormy daniels. its hard to know whether rudy giuliani is making an inform...

The one getting paid by at&t. giuliani is saying that cohen was a lobbyist. did cohen just get thrown under the bus? >> yeah. i think he did. i think you are starting to see this, the isolation of michael cohen. no one knew who he was doing. isnt it a surprise that he is using his proximity to donald trump and an embarrassment to the trump white house? you have to remember, during this entire time that this is occurring, he is still the presidents lawyer. an outside lawyer. and he is still the d...

Issues that at&t was facing or novartis was facing. nothing about the details of antitrust law that would have -- that would have been of interest to them. the whole thing is baffling and does suggest that they thought by hiring michael cohen they were going to get some in with the president. thats the only conclusion one could draw from this. >> you know, "the wall street journal" reports that in addition to at&t, novartis, columbus nova and korea airspace industries, cohen approached the ford ...