Makan Delrahim, assistant attorney general for the antitrust division, said several state attorneys general have spoken to the Justice Department about starting their own joint investigation into technology companies.
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The Justice Department says in July that it is opening a review into potential antitrust concerns in the technology sector. U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Makan Delrahim testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during an oversight hearing on the enforcement of antitrust laws in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill October 03, 2018 in Washington, DC.A top antitrust official at the Department of Justice said Tuesday that "a couple of dozen states" are interested in investigating Big Tech for antitrust concerns.
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