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DOJ ready to investigate politically-connected Google

Dated: June 1, 2019 by Sharyl Attkisson 15 Comments

      

Multiple news reports state that the Department of Justice is planning an antitrust investigation into the world's most popular search engine: Google.

Google has been under scrutiny for allegedly skewing its results, often to favor liberal interests and to the detriment of conservative interests. Google has denied those claims.

Google is a subsidiary of the politically-active company Alphabet. Alphabet has given millions of dollars political contributions to Democrat Hillary Clinton through its employees and Political Action Committees, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. As such, Alphabet was a top donor to Hillary Clinton as U.S. Senator ($1.6 million) and also the top donor to Clinton's failed 2016 presidential campaign ($1.6 million).

Alphabet was also the top donor to Democrat Bernie Sanders' failed presidential bid in 2016 ($361,408).

  • Google's parent company, Alphabet, contributed more than $3.2 million to Hillary Clinton's political campaign through its employees and PACs.
  • As Bernie Sander's top donor, Alphabet contributed $361,408 to that campaign in 2016. (Source: Center for Responsive Politics)

Alphabet is not listed as a donor of significance to presidential campaign of Donald Trump, a Republican, in 2016.

As I reported in The Smear, Alphabet's executive chairman at the time of the 2016 campaign, Eric Schmidt, offered himself up as a campaign adviser to Clinton. And Google also provided funding to start up a nonprofit, First Draft, which launched the campaign against so-called "fake news" in September of 2016.

Under First Draft's definition, fake news is primarily-- if not exclusively-- a conservative issue.

Alphabet reportedly raked in nearly $137 billion in revenue in 2018.

Google reportedly controls more than 70% of the search engine market.

In 2013, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigated Google under antitrust law but took no action.

Read more about the antitrust story by clicking the links below:

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/31/doj-preparing-antitrust-probe-of-google---dow-jones.html

https://thehill.com/policy/technology/446447-justice-dept-preparing-to-launch-antitrust-investigation-into-google-report


      
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  1. Thomas Joseph Hussman says

    June 1, 2019 at 7:45 pm

    If a Google result can be manipulated - Or if a Twitter DM can be changed without the account holders knowledge, it is not only likely, but assured, that a false message will result. This is a Social Media Catastrophe in progress. Reality is gone - - Forever.

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  2. Thomas Joseph Hussman says

    June 1, 2019 at 7:46 pm

    Twitter and Google are fictions.

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  3. Michael J Artwich says

    June 2, 2019 at 8:03 am

    It's my understanding that Google and Microsoft are working with China. In what capacity I know not.

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  4. robin ernst says

    June 2, 2019 at 9:22 am

    Google made 427 visits to the Obama WH. Most of them in his second term. That is 2-3x per week. Per WH visitor logs. What was Google working on for Obama? Is this part of Spygate? They all share Perkins Coie

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  5. Matt says

    June 2, 2019 at 10:31 am

    Careful now... Your computer might start mysteriously acting up again!

    Reply
  6. gordon saunders says

    June 2, 2019 at 7:41 pm

    Just the continuing saga of the tyrannical left's strategy to drive the US into the socialistic world wide club as primary financier.

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    • Anthony says

      June 3, 2019 at 8:08 am

      But you sure wouldn't have a problem if it was the oppossite would you? We are already in the front door of becoming a facist country, this administration is more than ready to come after everyone's rights.

      Reply

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