U.S. senator urges DOJ to reject any White House push in merger probesWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Amy Klobuchar, the top Democrat on the Senate antitrust panel, sent a letter to the U.S. Justice Department on Friday urging that it reject any effort by the White House to inject politics into merger investigations. The letter follows a New York Times report saying that White House advisors battling television news station CNN mulled using a government review of AT&T Inc’s plans to merge with CNN parent Time Warner Inc as leverage. “Any political interference in antitrust enforcement is unacceptable. Even more concerning, in this instance, is that it appears that some advisers to the president may believe that it is appropriate for the government to use its law enforcement authority to alter or censor the press,” Klobuchar wrote in a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Both the White House and Justice Department declined comment for this story. Klobuchar, who has herself expressed concern about the $85.4 billion megadeal, noted those concerns but added that the Justice Department’s antitrust review should focus on consumer welfare rather than politics. Klobuchar also asked Sessions to report to the Senate Judiciary Committee and the antitrust subcommittee any White House staffer or presidential adviser who had contacted the Justice Department about the merger.  President Donald Trump has not commented publicly on the deal since the election but during his campaign he said it was an example of a “power structure” that was rigged against him and “too much concentration of power in the hands of too few.” politicsNews
senator urges doj reject white house push merger probeswashington reuters senator amy klobuchar top democrat senate antitrust panel sent letter justice department friday urging reject effort white house inject politics merger investigations the letter follows new york times report saying white house advisors battling television news station cnn pulled using government review at t inc plans merge cnn parent time warner inc leverage any political interference antitrust enforcement unacceptable even concerning instance appears advisers president may believe appropriate government use law enforcement authority alter censor press klobuchar wrote letter attorney general jeff sessions both white house justice department declined comment story klobuchar expressed concern billion megadeal noted concerns added justice department antitrust review focus consumer welfare rather politics klobuchar also asked sessions report senate judiciary committee antitrust subcommittee white house staffer presidential adviser contacted justice department merger president donald trump commented publicly deal since election campaign said example power structure rigged much concentration power hands politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: U.S. senator urges DOJ to reject any White House push in merger probesWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Amy Klobuchar, the top Democrat on the Senate antitrust panel, sent a letter to the U.S. Justice Department on Friday urging that it reject any effort by the White House to inject politics into merger investigations. The letter follows a New York Times report saying that White House advisors battling television news station CNN mulled using a government review of AT&T Inc’s plans to merge with CNN parent Time Warner Inc as leverage. “Any political interference in antitrust enforcement is unacceptable. Even more concerning, in this instance, is that it appears that some advisers to the president may believe that it is appropriate for the government to use its law enforcement authority to alter or censor the press,” Klobuchar wrote in a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Both the White House and Justice Department declined comment for this story. Klobuchar, who has herself expressed concern about the $85.4 billion megadeal, noted those concerns but added that the Justice Department’s antitrust review should focus on consumer welfare rather than politics. Klobuchar also asked Sessions to report to the Senate Judiciary Committee and the antitrust subcommittee any White House staffer or presidential adviser who had contacted the Justice Department about the merger.  President Donald Trump has not commented publicly on the deal since the election but during his campaign he said it was an example of a “power structure” that was rigged against him and “too much concentration of power in the hands of too few.” politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: senator urges doj reject white house push merger probeswashington reuters senator amy klobuchar top democrat senate antitrust panel sent letter justice department friday urging reject effort white house inject politics merger investigations the letter follows new york times report saying white house advisors battling television news station cnn pulled using government review at t inc plans merge cnn parent time warner inc leverage any political interference antitrust enforcement unacceptable even concerning instance appears advisers president may believe appropriate government use law enforcement authority alter censor press klobuchar wrote letter attorney general jeff sessions both white house justice department declined comment story klobuchar expressed concern billion megadeal noted concerns added justice department antitrust review focus consumer welfare rather politics klobuchar also asked sessions report senate judiciary committee antitrust subcommittee white house staffer presidential adviser contacted justice department merger president donald trump commented publicly deal since election campaign said example power structure rigged much concentration power hands politicsnews