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Richard Blumenthal: “What the WNBA did was in effect to squelch and block any…”

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 08:54

I am concerned about any bidder, the ones who have become public or others that may have been private and may have expressed interest to the Mohegan owners. Because What the WNBA did was in effect to squelch and block any kind of competition and its interference in the market is anti competitive. Our laws protect fair, full competition. There were a variety of public bidders and there may have been others. So yes, the 1/3 potential bid to keep them in Connecticut would concern me. (08:54–09:08)

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Asserts that the WNBA's actions were anti-competitive by blocking competition.

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