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Exhibit 624

US Justice Department probes meatpackers, attorney general says (Reuters, via U.S. News)

Exhibit 624 ยท Journalism

US Justice Department probes meatpackers, attorney general says (Reuters, via U.S. News)

Reports that President Trump posted on 7 November 2025 that he had asked DOJ to investigate "the Meat Packing Companies who are driving up the price of Beef through Illicit Collusion, Price Fixing, and Price Manipulation," and that Attorney General Pam Bondi replied on X that an investigation was underway. NBC News and Farm Policy News (University of Illinois) report the same events.

Source
Reuters
Date
7 November 2025
Grade
Reported
Document
https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2025-11-07/trump-says-he-asked-doj-to-investigate-meat-packing-companies-for-driving-up-beef-prices
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2026-11-09
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Finding AGR-5.8
Reported According to Reuters, President Trump said on 7 November 2025 that he had asked DOJ to investigate beef packers, and Attorney General Pam Bondi replied that an investigation was underway. According to Capital Press, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced antitrust investigations of meatpacking on 4 May 2026.