According to six people familiar with the matter, the US Department of Justice is investigating whether major US television networks — ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, and Fox News — violated federal antitrust laws when they collectively suspended “shared coverage” about Trump. These people familiar with the matter said that Department of Justice officials got in touch with major TV networks on Friday to request them to provide communication records and materials related to the White House TV sharing reporting mechanism. The mechanism is a long-standing system where major television networks take turns to film presidential events and distribute video footage to other news agencies. Last month, after the President banned CNN reporters from entering the White House campus, major TV networks collectively suspended shared coverage of Trump for several days. As a result, CNN was unable to participate in this shared reporting mechanism. The Department of Justice's investigation marks a serious escalation in the ongoing conflict between the Trump administration and the White House press corps.

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