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Trump orders probe into oil giants over fuel-price gouging

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Trump orders probe into oil giants over fuel-price gouging

US President Donald Trump has directed the Justice Department to investigate major oil companies, accusing them of gouging consumers Read Full Article at RT.com

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US President Donald Trump has directed the Justice Department to investigate major oil companies, accusing them of gouging consumers Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he has instructed the Department of Justice to look into oil companies for ​not lowering gasoline pump prices in line with falling crude costs, ‌and accused the companies of "gouging" customers. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he had instructed the Justice Department to immediately probe oil companies for not lowering gas prices at the pump in line with falling costs, accusing them of “gouging” consumers. President Donald Trump criticized “big oil companies” for not lowering prices for consumers, even though oil purchase costs have dropped.

NBC News reported the story as "Trump accuses oil companies of gas price ‘gouging,’ calls for DOJ probe." RT reported the story as "Trump orders probe into oil giants."

4 sources have covered this story, including RT, New York Post, NBC News and Washington Examiner. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 8 hours ago.

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