Several current and former officials said that Mr. Trump regularly conflates Amazon with The Post. In April, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in an case on whether to allow states to impose sales taxes on all internet sales. There was also some irony in the criticism coming from Mr. Trump, who has boasted about his dexterity in avoiding paying taxes. AT&T and Time Warner have suggested Mr. Trump played a role in the Justice Department’s decision to block the companies’ $85.4 billion media merger. In 2015, shortly after Mr. Trump started his attacks against the company, Mr. Bezos joked on Twitter about sending the candidate into space on a rocket made by Blue Origin, a space exploration start-up Mr. Bezos owns.

Source: New York Times March 29, 2018 12:34 UTC