# Justice Department investigating major TV networks over suspending pool coverage of Trump

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/justice-department-investigating-major-tv-networks-over-suspending-pool-coverage-of-trump/
- Published: 2026-10-12T09:30:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Photo: James S Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing of the White House, Washington D.C. – September 19, 2022. Photo credit: CabbageFuel via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0 (photo was cropped). Article by Kelly O’Donnell and Marlene Lenthang. NBC News – updated October 11, 2026. WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said it is investigating five major TV broadcast networks for potentially violating federal antitrust laws after the networks temporarily declined to provide pool coverage of President Donald Trump, a department spokesperson said. The investigation into the networks that make up the White House TV press pool — NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN and Fox News — is underway, and the department sent out “civil investigative demands” on Friday, according to a Justice Department official. […] Click here to view the original article at www.nbcnews.com Related articles: Justice Department investigates TV networks, citing possible anti-trust violations – NPR DOJ investigating 5 major TV networks over response to White House press ban – The Hill Trump’s DOJ probes major TV networks over response to White House ban of CNN – CNN l