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The Trump administration's Department of Justice abruptly settled its landmark antitrust case against Live Nation-Ticketmaster just one week into trial, allowing the company to keep its vertically integrated monopoly over live entertainment while imposing modest behavioral remedies. The settlement, negotiated in secret after the ouster of DOJ antitrust chief Gail Slater, drew sharp bipartisan criticism and left 27 states vowing to continue the fight in court.