Utah Sen. Mike Lee reacts to the judiciary panel grilling Google at the antitrust hearing on ‘Fox & Friends.’
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Ainsley some saying it wont
happen until after the election
Brian. This should not be a
democrat or republican issue.
Do you know they just sent out
military ballots with Trump with
the wrong running mate on it?
Do you know that they just found
one thousand six hundred ballots uncounted ballots
in New Jersey off a special
election that just got finished?
This should not be republican or
Democrat.
This is going to just create
chaos. On November
Steve Joe voted in person,
Brian, the attorney general
talked about it. Yesterday
I would like to bring in Senator
MIKE Lee member of the Senate
Judiciary Committee, and that is
one thing. Everyone is concerned
about just getting that right
verdict on election day,
not republican or Democrat, but
Senator you guys made some news
yesterday with your committee,
you decided wish going to send
out some subpoenas if we had to,
but have you got some compliance
early?
What can you tell us?
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looks like the tonight to
interview Jim Comey,
something we have been looking
forward to for a very very long
time. I have got questions for
Jim Comey that date back to when
we first confirmed him to be the
FBI director. Many years ago,
President Obama was still in the
White House.
Questions relate to the abuse of
FISA rampant in the FBI. While he
was there,
it culminated in false
statements that were submitted
and approved under his
leadership.
I want him to answer some
questions about that
Steve, yeah, no kidding. Of
course, I think it was two days
ago, senator you were able to ask
a bunch of important questions
of Google,
the search engine, an advertiser
that we all rely on, so that we
know the nearest restaurant to
us at all times. You brought up a great point.
You brought up a great point
during the testimony and the Que
as a private company.
They do what, whatever the way
they ago Grey Gate things.
Is that any way to treated
downcustomers
because he says he feels like
they are biased against
conservatives.
There are a couple of issues
here:
conservative bias, question and
antitrust question sure they are
free to do what they want and
free to be a monopoly if they
want
what they cannot do is to be a
monopoly and maintain by
anti behavior bias against
conservatives, whether they are
engaging in a violation of
section two of the Sherman ACT.
It is, however, potentially
reflective of you who someone
acts as a Monday, Nope police-
in other words you wouldnt, go
out if you had a restaurant or
if you had an auto service
business of some sort and say
im going to serve only
Republicans and not Democrats or
im going to serve Democrats. But
im going to be rude to my
republican customers.
You wouldnt do that unless you
believed that your customers
couldnt go anywhere else,
thats what were looking into
with Google?
What are your big take? Aampe
way Us
Google, who testified
great discussion?
We learned a lot and a lot of
questions. He failed to answer
im going to look into getting
him to answer those questions
through writing in the next few
days, because the fact of the
matter is if they cant tell us
who their major competitors and
what market share they have that
by itself is a problem
if they cant tell us why
certain things arent
technologically possible to
allow them to compete
effectively in the marketplace.
That, too, is a problem.
Steve Senator exit question:
do you use Google, or do you use
Bing, or do you use Yahoo, or do
you just have a phone book?
I alternate between them.
I do frequently use google like
most people in America
like most people in Europe and
so many parts of the world.
I use Google frequently
I sometimes use Bing or other
search engines as well
buff. The point is not what any
particular American chooses to
use on any particular day.
The question is whether they
have got antitrust power and
whether they are unlawfully
maintaining that antitrust
position through anticompetitive
conduct
Brian right,
if I could just offer some
advice on your testimony with
James Comey,
read Peter Strzok and Andy
Mccabes book. They disagree
with James Comeys book.
If you are prepared, we might
actually get some answers and I
am sure you will
Senator MIKE Lee. Thank you so
much.
Transcript generated on 2020-09-17.