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Via The Hill:
New emails are providing a glimpse of the ties between Google and President Obama’s White House.
The Campaign for Accountability published emails it obtained, which was first reported on by The Verge. The emails detail a brief exchange between White House internet advisor R. David Edelman and Google lobbyist Johanna Shelton.
In the correspondence on Jan. 3, 2013, Edelman writes to Shelton, “I hear big news is coming out momentarily,” referring to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) decision on whether to pursue an antitrust suit against Google.
“Do you have the release and any accompanying materials from Google’s side?” Edelman asked, adding, “Obviously lots of interest here at the WH.”The FTC announced its decision to not pursue an antitrust suit shortly after Edelman’s email. Shelton responded with links to Google’s statement on the decision and a letter detailing voluntary changes that the tech behemoth would make.
The FTC was investigating concerns that Google’s “practices could stifle competition in the markets for popular devices such as smartphones, tablets and gaming consoles, as well as the market for online search advertising.”
The White House has traditionally stayed out of anti-trust matters under an informal precedent set after Richard Nixon was involved in halting an antitrust suit of ITT, a company that had donated to his campaign.
Shelton has visited the White House 128 times for meetings and has come under separate criticism for her contact with the FTC.
