Colorado AG says restoring trust in US DOJ over antitrust will be difficult
( March 27, 2026, 02:54 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser said it is "unsurprising" that the US Department of Justice is now undermining antitrust enforcement on the merits and replacing it with the dispensing of favors to allies. "Restoring trust in the federal government, particularly the DOJ, will be difficult. Integrity, once lost, is not easily regained. We have both near-term challenges and long-term challenges," Weiser said in a speech at the American Bar Association's 2026 annual spring meeting. Weiser said a critical question is how to protect merits-based antitrust enforcement during the Trump presidency. "Ideally, a core part of the answer will be that Congress is willing and able to both exercise oversight and partner with state attorneys general. Indeed, it would be appropriate and sound for Congress to consider appropriating funds directly to state AGs, at least in cases where we are willing and able to litigate cases on a bipartisan basis where the DOJ refuses to act," he said. It also would be helpful to make clear that state AGs enjoy a unique role in taking action in Tunney Act proceedings to protect the integrity of merger review, he said.Speech text follows....
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