Trump's DOJ Moves to Scrutinize NFL as League Lines up Billion-Dollar Media Rights Deals

Trump's DOJ moves to scrutinize NFL as league lines up billion-dollar media rights deals

Donald Trump's U.S. Department of Justice opened an inquiry into the NFL on Friday.

Trump’s long-running feud with the NFL revisited

Department of Justice’s investigation into broadcasting of live games latest epsiode in long history of animosity between president and the football league

Football fans are being taken for a ride by the NFL — the DOJ could stop that

Nobody should be surprised that the Justice Department has opened an investigation into the NFL’s antitrust exemption — but it’s far from clear how this game will end.

DOJ To Investigate NFL For Potential Antitrust Violations

The Department of Justice has launched an investigation into the NFL to determine if the league has “engaged in anticompetitive tactics” regarding its game broadcasts, per Jessica Toonkel and Dana Mattioli of the Wall Street Journal. While the report acknowledges the nature and scope of the investigation is presently unknown, it references the Sports Broadcast Act of 1961 and the fact that viewers must pay subscription fees to watch certain game…