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Richard Blumenthal: “They not only pressured, in effect, they blocked the sale to…”

Featuring: Richard Blumenthal, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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NEWS CONFERENCE: Blumenthal calls for antitrust investigation into Connecticut Sun sale

Published | Video Starts at 03:00

So the wnba. Well, what you're saying is the wnba, I guess what pressured the Mohegans to sell to another organization and not they. I think pressured is an understatement. They not only pressured, in effect, they blocked the sale to the Connecticut group, which bid higher. higher.325 million as opposed to 300 million. I would say that they stood in the way of that higher offer being accepted. They, in effect, vetoed it. Is this a monopsony? (03:00–03:11)

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Claims the WNBA blocked a higher bid from a Connecticut group.

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