The trial over the Justice Department's lawsuit to block AT&T's purchase of Time Warner, which some observers had called the antitrust case of the century, ended Monday. Should the merger be approved, he argued, AT&T should be forced to sell a portion of Time Warner such as the Turner Networks, which include CNN, TNT and TBS. AT&T and Time Warner lead attorney Dan Petrocelli slammed the government's case, saying it's "thin, tenuous" and a "house of cards." Leon interrupted Petrocelli to ask whether that would "create more competition in the marketplace." Leon ended the trial by complimenting both parties for a "hard fought case" and "litigating this case at such speed."

Source: CNN April 30, 2018 22:41 UTC