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Let me switch now to at&t in its response, a radical and inexplicable departure from decades of antitrust precedent. vertical measures like this one are routinely approved because they benefit consumers without removing a except for from the market. we see no legitimate reason for our merger to be treated differently. rick, in fairness, we do have big mergers, msnbc, nbc, comcast, certainly a part of one of those. do you think we're going to see fewer mergers, though? and why is that? >> yeah, that's a great question. the trump administration very friendly to business in some ways, in this ins...

Department of justice is suing to block the massive at&t time warner deal saying the deal will result in reduced competition and innovation and higher bills for consumers. at&t released a statement calling the lawsuit, quote, radical, an inexplicable departure from decades of antitrust precedent and says it plans to fight it in court. the case has attracted intense scrutiny because of trump's criticism of cnn joined by time warner. joining me now, tv critic eric deggins. and back with me, digital news editor claire atkinson. doj is making the case it's going to create higher bills, we're not g...

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At&t says it's preparing a response to the rare legal challenge. is the $85 billion merger in jeopardy? and speaking out. as an accuser goes public with her allegation that republican senate candidate roy moore sexually abused her as a teenager, the white house says the president wants senators who support his agenda. what's the administration's message? wolf blitzer is off. i'm jim acosta. you're in "the situation room." this is cnn breaking news. breaking news. the justice department is set to sue to block at&t's takeover of time warner, the parent company of cnn. the lawsuit is an unu...