Trump DOJ pushes for Google-Chrome breakup amid heightened Big Tech scrutiny 

The Department of Justice (DOJ) argued Monday that a federal judge should force Google to divest from its Chrome browser, suggesting it could send a message to other “monopolists” amid the government’s multiple antitrust battles with Big Tech. 

The DOJ and Google offered their opening salvos in court, as they kicked off a three-week trial to determine remedies after Google was found to have an illegal monopoly over online search. 

“We’re at an inflection point,” David Dahlquist, the DOJ’s lead attorney, said Monday. “This is the time for the court to tell Google and all other monopolists that there are consequences when you break antitrust laws.” 

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