Trump's reasons for trying to block AT&T's purchase of Time Warner were all personal

Something strange was going on behind the scenes after U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled last June that AT&T could close on its $85.4 billion purchase of Time Warner. The Justice Department decided not to appeal the deal's approval and the transaction closed the next week. Judge Leon warned the DOJ not to appeal his decision. Yet, three weeks later, the Justice Department decided to appeal the ruling after all.

So what happened? According to a new report in the New Yorker (via Ars Technica), President Donald Trump made it clear that he didn't want the transaction ...

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