Exclusive | DOJ Staff Were Told to Pause Antitrust Work With Canadian Government
The US Justice Department's antitrust division has been ordered to pause cooperation with Canada, but the DOJ denies any halt.
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The US Justice Department's antitrust division was asked to pause cooperation with the Canadian government. The request was first reported by the Wall Street Journal. The DOJ has since denied that any halt to cooperation has occurred.
The Wall Street Journal's exclusive report was followed by coverage from Reuters, Fox News and UA News. Raw Story reported that the pause was due to a misread email subject line. The DOJ's denial came after the initial reports of the pause.
The DOJ's statement does not specify the nature of the email or the reason for the misread subject line.
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Who reported it (5)
- US Justice Department denies halt to cooperation with Canada UA.NEWS · 19h ago
- Misread email subject line accidentally freezes Trump DOJ's work with top ally rawstory.com · 19h ago
- US DOJ's antitrust division asked to pause cooperation with Canadian government, WSJ reports Reuters · 19h ago
- DOJ ordered to freeze antitrust work with Canada as trade tensions intensify Fox News · 19h ago
- Exclusive | DOJ Staff Were Told to Pause Antitrust Work With Canadian Government WSJ · 19h ago
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What is the status of the DOJ's cooperation with Canada?
The DOJ has denied that any halt to cooperation has occurred.
What caused the pause in cooperation?
Raw Story reported that the pause was due to a misread email subject line.
Which outlets have covered the story?
The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Fox News, UA News and Raw Story have covered the story.
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