Will the US DOJ investigate Newscorp?

[Pryderi]

I know CREW requested Congress investigate, but the repugs running the House, nothing's going to happen. Can/will the DOJ investigate?

[DefenseLawyer]

1. Since the rank and file in the Justice Department are all still Bushies...

I'm gonna go with no. Medical Marijuana and Don Seigelman? Yes.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

2. We need to start discussing this issue endlessly until it becomes a huge issue nt

[lunasun]

3. hell no

[Gidney N Cloyd]

4. Not unless they're involved in medical marijuana or something.

[msanthrope]

5. You need a specific victim/crime here.

I don't think a long arm prosecution is viable. But someone's gotta come forward and describe how they were victimized.

[Pryderi]

6. Does Hugh Grant have dual citizenship with the US? n/t

[msanthrope]

11. His citizenship wouldn't matter

You have crimes committed in the uk. You need a crime committed here, or some element of a larger crime. Something to get jurisdiction.

[gratuitous]

7. Bwahahahahaha! "Investigate"! Good one

:rofl:

[arcane1]

8. Newscorp was neither smoking pot nor playing online poker

so the answer is likely "no"

[frylock]

9. not unless they're downloading mp3s or selling medical cannibis..

thanks for the larf.

[kestrel91316]

10. Should they? YES. Will they? NO. IOKIYAR around these parts.

[CrossChris]

12. The US Dept of Justice IS Newscorp.

Let that cold wind take your breath away.

[eilen]

13. So long as the CIC keeps appointing Republican Federal Judges...

it would be a fool's errand.

[Romulox]

14. Are you kidding me? No time for that--there are people out there smoking MARIJUANA as we speak!

MARIJUANA!!!

[Lucky 13]

15. I'd put $100 on "NO" nt

[salin]

16. not anytime soon

but if/when some of the UK implosion drops some big unavoidable (in terms of not able to ignore) stink bombs pointed as US operations then the game may change.

Wouldn't have said that a scant week ago.

[mod mom]

17. They'll probably investigate Current instead just because it aligns w the left.