Klayman: As a Former Trial Attorney in DOJ’s Antitrust Division and as Having Been on the Trial Team That Broke Up the AT&T Monopoly, Judge Leon’s Decision in My Opinion Is an Arrogant and Elitist Affront to Competition!

 

By Matthew Rocco

Fox Business

June 12, 2018

 

AT&T on Tuesday won a federal judge’s approval for its $85 billion deal to acquire Time Warner, prevailing over the federal government.

U.S. District Judge Richard Leon rejected the government’s argument that a combination of AT&T and Time Warner would give the telecom giant an unfair advantage over rival cable companies. AT&T expects to complete the deal by June 20.