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Call a vertical merger, a content with distribution, rather than two competitors merging. so, i anticipate that the fcc will have little, if any role, and it would be a pure antitrust. it shouldn't be, i think -- you know, just the sheer size of it and the fact that it's media i think will get a lot of attention. however, i don't see this as a major antitrust problem. >> that, of course, was delrahim long before he was in charge of this case, working for the trump administration, but you'll likely see that in court. at&t chief randall stephenson says necessary demand for cnn to be sold off as ...

>> the interview did owned a festive note with lavar ball telling chris to wish mr. trump a happy thanksgiving, christine. >> a huge legal struggle on the horizon after the justice department files suit to block at&t's proposed takeover of time warner, the parent company of cnn. the federal lawsuit marks an unusual challenge to this big $85 billion deal. >> the justice department argues the merger violates antitrust law because at&t would use its control of time warner programming to harm competition. at&t swiftly pushed back, calling the suit irradical, an inexplicable departure from decades ...

Previously hadn't suggested he would do that. take a listen. >> just the sheer size of it and fact that it's media i think will get a lot of attention. however i don't see this as a major antitrust problem. >> so when did he change matt? >> good question. that was his position before he went to work for donald trump. after he completely took a different position. as you were asking before. in terms of the career people, who knows where this would have come out but their discussions i was told revolved around a conse consent decree and that later changed. >> we reported on how at&t's strategy i...

However, i don't see this as a major antitrust problem. >> so, brian, what changed do you think? it sounded like it was not a problem? >> yeah, that's the newly installed doj antitrust chief. back when this deal was announced, he was a lawyer and lobbyist outside the government. so he was asked for his view on this possible deal. and you heard him there say he doesn't think it was going to be a big antitrust matter. he now feels he has taken out of context and elsewhere in the interview he said there will be some questions for antitrust officials to review. in his own words, he said he didn't ...

Reputation and trump has certainly ploetsed his promoted. but they say it could harkocoul consumers. at&t disagrees and so do lots of outside experts. they are baffled by this out of the blue opposition from the government. so there is speculation that this is really about trump's dislike of cnn. let me show you the other reason why suspicions are so high. this is the man now in charges of reviewing the deal at doj, him he speaking when the deal was announced last year saying he didn't see major antitrust problems. >> gist tjust the shear size mu and the fact that it is media i think will get ...