07Jul
DOJ’s Antitrust Division Accused of Opening Investigations Based on Political Influence
 
            
    On June 24, John Elias, a former Acting Chief of Staff to the United States Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division, testified in front of the U.S. House of Representative’s Judiciary Committee that last year the Antitrust Division had investigated ten cannabis mergers and the California/automakers emissions agreements based on political pressure from Attorney General Bill Barr and not based on any concerns about harm to competition......
By: 
Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law
        
    
 
    Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/doj-s-antitrust-division-accused-of-77759/
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