Tag: Gary Ginsberg

In a statement, Time Warner spokesman Gary Ginsberg was blunt on the issue, calling the case "political in its motivation." "The Court's resounding rejection of the government's arguments is confirmation that this was a case that was baseless, political in its motivation and should never have been brought in the first place," Ginsberg said. There was widespread speculation before the trial began that the Justice Department's lawsuit against AT&T's $85 billion bid to take over Time Warner was at least partially motivated by politics. But the Justice Department repeatedly denied that its suit was influenced by Trump. As soon as he won the election, there were questions in media and business circles about whether his administration might try to stand in AT&T's way. When Justice Department antitrust chief Makan Delrahim brought the lawsuit last year against AT&T, breaking with years of precedent, the suspicions were seriously heightened. But Delrahim denied that there was interference. "Personally, I've always felt that that was a deal that's not good for the country," he said. "I think your pricing is going to go up. And President Trump had no immediate tweet on the ruling.