Administration’s populist promise to be tough on companies is clashing with influence campaigns
By Dave Michaels and Annie Linskey of The WSJ. Excerpts:
"Through these power brokers, companies have also been able to appeal to some of the president’s broader economic priorities to limit enforcement. Working through Mike Davis—a longtime Trump ally—and other consultants, Hewlett Packard Enterprise made commitments, not disclosed in court papers, that called for the company to create new jobs at a facility in the U.S., according to people familiar with the matter. The unusual offer was designed to ease the government’s opposition to the company’s merger with a major rival, Juniper Networks, which would reduce competition in the wireless networking market."
"Other companies facing antitrust investigations are now looking to hire lawyers or lobbyists close to Trump after witnessing the favorable settlement that HPE reached"
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