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Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) asked whether the Saudi government lobbied any Biden administration officials to investigate potential PGA Tour antitrust ...

Cornyn is the second Texas politician this week to call for federal action in the ongoing power struggle between the two golf circuits. One of Cornyn’s 10 questions to Biden was to provide an update on the investigation. The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia has invested billions of dollars into LIV Golf, which some characterize as a public relations investment into improving the country’s subpar international image.

OutKick founder Clay Travis discusses the potential hazard President Biden could face during his trip to Saudi Arabia as the Justice Department investigates the ...

Among the issues that were brought up over the last few months was Saudi Arabia’s involvement in the murder of Khashoggi. "In 2016, the Saudi government used shell nonprofits to trick several American veterans into lobbying on its behalf against the Justice Against State Sponsors of Terrorism Act (P.L. 114 – 222). In 2018, Saudi Arabian operatives murdered U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside its own consulate. Those who ordered this crime have yet to be held accountable.

Today, Larry Klayman, Esq., Chairman and General Counsel of Freedom Watch, Inc., in his podcast, "Special Prosecutor with Larry Klayman", made the alleged.

The PGA Tour is the admitted joint venture partner of the DP World Tour!” As just one example, the DP World Tour ends it’s season with a tournament named “The Race to Dubai,” where the DP World Tour is based. The case at issue is Klayman v. “During the lead-up to the British Open this week, NBC’s Golf Channel and it’s commentators and hosts have clearly shown that they are in co-hoots with the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour in attempting to restrain trade and competition from the upstart LIV Tour. The commentary has been vicious and hateful toward the players who have signed up for the LIV Tour, as well as the Saudis. PGA Tour et. PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, USA, July 14, 2022 / EINPresswire.com/ -- Today, Larry Klayman, Esq., Chairman and General Counsel of Freedom Watch, Inc., in his podcast, "Special Prosecutor with Larry Klayman", made the alleged factual and legal case that NBC's Golf Channel, the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour are allegedly colluding in the restraint of trade to prevent competition from the new LIV Golf Tour and its players.

U.S. Senator John Cornyn has raised suspicion of the timing of President Biden's Justice Department investigating the PGA Tour in a potential antitrust case ...

Despite these actions, Saudi Arabia continues to engage easily on the world stage, knowing that it can lobby, influence, and engage in malign behavior without consequence.” “In writing, I want to note the extensiveness of Saudi Arabian influence on American life. The guaranteed money is far in excess of what the players make on the PGA Tour, plus there are bigger purses for individual events, and less tournaments where golfers need to compete. I also have questions about whether your administration had any contact with the Saudi Arabian government about the investigation, either before it opened or afterwards.” “In 2016, the Saudi government used shell non-profits to trick several American veterans into lobbying on its behalf against the Justice Against State Sponsors of Terrorism Act (P.L. 114 – 222). In 2018, Saudi Arabian operatives murdered U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside its own consulate. “I write to raise concerns about the timing of your administration’s investigation into the PGA Tour, an American company.

I am concerned about whether members of the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, or any other member of your administration, was involved in the ...

I also have questions about whether your administration had any contact with the Saudi Arabian government about the investigation, either before it opened or afterwards. “I also have questions about whether your administration had any contact with the Saudi Arabian government about the investigation, either before it opened or afterwards.” Despite these actions, Saudi Arabia continues to engage easily on the world stage, knowing that it can lobby, influence, and engage in malign behavior without consequence. Saudi Arabia has a history of surreptitious and at times malign behavior in its attempts to influence American public policy and freedom of speech in our own country. I write to raise concerns about the timing of your administration’s investigation into the PGA Tour, an American company. In writing, I want to note the extensiveness of Saudi Arabian influence on American life.

Texas senator John Cornyn has sent a letter to President Biden questioning the timing of the DOJ's investigation into the PGA Tour.

One specific question asks if the Saudi Arabian government “encouraged” any member of the administration to begin the investigation. I also have questions about whether your administration had any contact with the Saudi Arabian government about the investigation, either before it opened or afterwards.” Many pointed out that the timeliness of the investigation seemed like much more than a simple coincidence.

With President Joe Biden arriving in Saudi Arabia on Friday for sensitive discussions with Saudi leaders, his Justice Department is taking aim at the uneasy ...

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Furthermore, any PGA players who shirked the commissioner's permission and competed for LIV have been suspended indefinitely. LIV Golf, headed up by former PGA ...

In that case, the Federal Trade Commission ultimately decided to not take action against them. All LIV tournaments feature $25 million dollar purses and guaranteed payouts, not to mention contracts upwards of $150 million. According to a Monday post in the Wall Street Journal, the issue that seems to be at the heart of the investigation, is the PGA Tour’s refusal to allow its members to participate in LIV events and its subsequent banning of any players who crossed tour lines.

The Department of Justice is investigating the PGA Tour for potential antitrust violations. The carries political ramifications with the President's trip to ...

The tour is also armed with a bevy of defenses against assertions of antitrust wrongdoing. They include: golfers voluntarily agreed to follow tour rules; courts granting private membership associations latitude in applying rules; and the argument that the tour’s system of competition is arguably pro-consumer and pro-golfer, since it is popular with fans and lucrative for golfers. Antitrust cases can take years, generate sizable legal fees and necessitate the hiring of pricey experts. The tour, a golfer could argue, has violated antitrust law or, by denying releases, misapplied its own rules. Politically, the timing is hard to ignore. The DOJ has questioned players’ agents as it studies the controversy.

Today, Larry Klayman, Esq., Chairman and General Counsel of Freedom Watch, Inc., in his podcast, "Special Prosecutor with Larry Klayman", made the alleged.

The PGA Tour is the admitted joint venture partner of the DP World Tour!” As just one example, the DP World Tour ends it’s season with a tournament named “The Race to Dubai,” where the DP World Tour is based. The case at issue is Klayman v. “During the lead-up to the British Open this week, NBC’s Golf Channel and it’s commentators and hosts have clearly shown that they are in co-hoots with the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour in attempting to restrain trade and competition from the upstart LIV Tour. The commentary has been vicious and hateful toward the players who have signed up for the LIV Tour, as well as the Saudis. PGA Tour et. PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, USA, July 14, 2022 / EINPresswire.com/ -- Today, Larry Klayman, Esq., Chairman and General Counsel of Freedom Watch, Inc., in his podcast, "Special Prosecutor with Larry Klayman", made the alleged factual and legal case that NBC's Golf Channel, the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour are allegedly colluding in the restraint of trade to prevent competition from the new LIV Golf Tour and its players.

GOP Sen. John Cornyn pushed President Joe Biden on whether the Justice Department probe of the PGA Tour was tied to his visit to Saudi Arabia.

"On Monday, July 11, 2022, the week you traveled to Saudi Arabia, the Wall Street Journal reported that your administration had sent inquiries regarding the PGA Tour's actions as they relate to LIV Golf." This investigation, according to news reports, is focused on the PGA Tour's effect on a Saudi Arabian-funded enterprise, LIV Golf," Cornyn said. The PGA didn't say what specifically the Justice Department was looking into.

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) has raised suspicion of the timing of President Biden's Justice Department investigating the PGA Tour in a potential ...

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