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title: "Democrats preview how they’d go after the Ticketmaster settlement if they regain power"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/286961406.md"
description: "A group of Democrats held an unofficial hearing to criticize the DOJ's settlement with Live Nation-Ticketmaster, labeling it as inadequate. They discussed potential actions against Trump-era antitrust deals if they regain congressional power in November. Currently, they lack the authority to influence committee agendas, making the hearing distinct from official proceedings."
datetime: "2026-05-19T20:17:19.000Z"
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# Democrats preview how they’d go after the Ticketmaster settlement if they regain power

A handful of Democrats called an unofficial hearing on Capitol Hill Monday to slam the Department of Justice's "trivial" and "pathetic" settlement with Live Nation-Ticketmaster, previewing how they might go after Trump administration antitrust deals if they win back congressional power in November.

While the DOJ settlement with Live Nation, which came one week into trial and with a promise of up to $280 million, received copious pushback, Democrats don't at the moment have the power in either chamber to set committee agendas. That meant that Monday's so-called shadow hearing looked different than most official proceedings. Instead of sitti …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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