By Lucas Nolan | Breitbart
Google is asking the Trump administration’s Justice Department to reconsider its push to break up the search giant, arguing that such a move could harm U.S. national security and the economy.
Bloomberg reports that representatives from Google met with officials from the DOJ last week, urging them to take a less aggressive approach in their ongoing antitrust case against the company. The search engine giant is currently facing potential remedies that could force it to sell its Chrome web browser and make significant changes to its business practices, including ending billions of dollars in exclusivity payments to companies like Apple.
Google’s argument centers around the potential impact on national security and the economy if the company were to be broken up. While this is not a new stance for Google, the company is re-emphasizing these concerns as the case enters its “remedy” phase, during which the court can impose sweeping changes on Google’s operations.