Trump spoke with Live Nation CEO before DOJ settled antitrust case, court filing shows
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LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press
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A court filing reveals that President Donald Trump spoke personally with Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino in February, weeks before the Justice Department abruptly settled its antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary. Live Nation's lawyers disclosed the conversation to the court, stating that Trump and Rapino discussed the antitrust lawsuit but did not address "substantive terms" of any potential settlement. White House lawyers were also involved in some of the in-person meetings related to the case.
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· 3 pulledPresident Donald Trump spoke personally with the chief executive of Live Nation in the weeks before the Justice Department abruptly settled its longstanding antitrust lawsuit against the entertainment giant and its Ticketmaster subsidiary.
Lawyers for Live Nation told the court on Monday that Trump and the company's CEO, Michael Rapino, spoke about the antitrust lawsuit in February, but didn't discuss 'substantive terms' of any potential settlement.
White House lawyers were involved in some of the numerous in-person meet
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