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How Trump intervened in the DOJ case against Live Nation

PBS NewsHour · August 24, 2026 at 6:35 PM

How Trump intervened in the DOJ case against Live Nation

The Department of Justice spent more than a decade building a case accusing Live Nation of illegally dominating the live event industry by thwarting competition to keep ticket prices high.

But according to a Wall Street Journal investigation, President Trump urged senior DOJ officials to settle the case just days before it was set to go to trial.

Ali Rogin discussed more with Rebecca Ballhaus.

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