Attorney General William Barr will meet with Republican attorneys general Wednesday to kick off three days of discussions between his DOJ and dozens of states about their looming antitrust lawsuits against Google
Attorney General William Barr will meet with Republican attorneys general Wednesday to kick off three days of discussions between his Justice Department and dozens of states about their looming antitrust lawsuits against Google, three people familiar with the discussions told POLITICO on Tuesday.
The individuals, who asked for anonymity to candidly discuss the probes, said Barr and the states have made no final decisions on either suit. They said crucial debates also remain ongoing about what remedies to seek — which could include requiring Google to sell off parts of its business, such as the Android operating system or YouTube.
Barr is expected to attend a meeting Wednesday at the White House with Trump and Republican attorneys general from Texas, Louisiana and Arizona, among other states, to discuss a 1996 law that shields online companies from liability for much of their content. The White House has sought to weaken that law to resolve GOP accusations about anti-conservative bias, andwhether internet companies have mistreated their users by censoring political speech.
While Wednesday’s meeting is not slated to address the Google investigation, the company is likely to come up in the discussions, one of the people said. Later in the day, the Justice Department is expected to host meetings that will continue through Friday on DOJ’s plans for a Google suit and remedies it may pursue. Barr is expected to attend some of the discussions, as will some of the Republican attorneys general who visited the White House. AGs from other states may attend virtually.
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