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Google tells Trump’s DOJ that forcing a Chrome sale would harm national security
Google tries an old argument with a new Justice Department.
As the next phase of Google's search trial nears, the company's lawyers have reportedly met with representatives from the US Department of Justice in hopes of heading off a breakup. Google is reportedly pushing the argument that forcing it to spin off parts of the business and limit certain investments would constitute a national security threat. Google naturally opposed the government's early remedy proposal, but this happened in November, months before the incoming Trump administration began remaking the DOJ.
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