Obama Ethics Czar: Trump Tweet on CNN Could Be Used in DOJ Antitrust Case

Norm Eisen, who served as White House Special Counsel for Ethics and Government Reform under former President Barack Obama, on Saturday slammed President Donald Trump for his tweets on CNN.

Dear Dodo-in-Chief: u realize that this tweet is going 2be an exhibit against u in the DOJ -TimeWarner antitrust case right? It also smacks of collusion since u did it on day when Vlad cracked down on US networks. For that reason, it may open u to other civil liability. G’night! https://t.co/acyCYYSYeK

— Norm Eisen (@NormEisen) November 26, 2017

Trump said, “Fox News is much more important” than CNN in his tweet, and his latest social media criticism of the news outlet comes following the Justice Department’s announcement that it would seek to block the AT&T-Time Warner merger because the agency says it would hurt competition and consumers. Time Warner owns CNN.

Eisen said Trump’s tweet could prove useful for AT&T, which could argue that the Justice Department’s lawsuit stems from the president’s personal dislike of the network.

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