And then they were 2-2: The Tipline for 5 November 2018

Last week ended with antitrust buzz around the recusal of Federal Trade Commission chairman Joseph Simons from the agency’s case against Qualcomm, leaving the commissioners evenly split between Republicans and Democrats. We have more about that and President Donald Trump’s remarks on antitrust. But first, check out our stories on AT&T/Time Warner’s accusations of chicanery against the Department of Justice; a former assistant attorney general’s regrets about what the Obama Administration didn’t accomplish; and a summary judgment ending a 15-year-old antitrust lawsuit.