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# How Trump intervened in the DOJ case against Live Nation
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/newshour/extras/live-nation-intervention-1787606403/
- Published: 2026-08-25T00:16:02.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-25T04:00:26.000Z
- Description: How Trump intervened in the DOJ case against Live Nation
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: PBS News Hour, #ZZZ_Show_fe87d6dc-6a0c-4ffb-800c-e787276ea730, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_510da7d6-df43-48df-a113-fbbdd14bb750, #extra

The Department of Justice spent more than a decade building a case accusing Live Nation of illegally dominating the live event industry by thwarting competition to keep ticket prices high. But according to a Wall Street Journal investigation, President Trump urged senior DOJ officials to settle the case just days before it was set to go to trial. Ali Rogin discussed more with Rebecca Ballhaus.