Allegations are swirling that the Department of Justice is rubber-stamping mergers at the behest of influential MAGA figures https://www.economist.com/business/2026/04/01/how-the-department-of-justice-became-a-feeding-ground-for-maga-lobbyists?taid=69d30ef876384e00010ad222&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=voante