Trump Justice Department Poised to Preserve Ticketmaster Monopoly

The Justice Department is on the verge of settling a monopolization case against Live Nation before a scheduled trial in March, another win for MAGA lobbyists who have worked urgently to get the ticketing and venue giant off the hook for its relentless intimidation tactics and distortion of market power.

Mass public revulsion at Live Nation and its subsidiary Ticketmaster makes the likely slap on the wrist politically dicey. “If the DOJ and the U.S. government care whatsoever about fans and citizens...