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Trump's New Attorney General To Strike Back Against Big Brother?

• https://theschpiel.com by Saul Levine

Trump supporters weren't too enthused with Trump's selection of William Barr as Attorney General initially. Barr served as AG under George H.W. Bush and takes establishment positions on many key issues.

However, there may be a silver lining emerging regarding Trump's new AG pick. While giving testimony to the Senate, Barr was asked a question by Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) regarding the hostility that the tech giants show toward conservative and libertarian points of view on their platforms.

"The purpose of the antitrust laws, obviously, is to protect competition," Barr said.

"At the same time, I'm sort of interested in stepping back and reassessing, or learning more about how the antitrust division has been functioning and what their priorities are," Barr added. "I don't think big is necessarily bad, but I think a lot of people wonder how such huge behemoths that now exist in Silicon Valley have taken shape under the nose of the antitrust enforcers. You can win that place in the marketplace without violating the antitrust laws, but I want to find out more about that dynamic."


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