Trump accuses oil companies of gas price ‘gouging,’ calls for DOJ probe

Trump accuses oil companies of price gouging at the pump, orders DOJ investigation

ForbesPresident Trump publicly accused oil companies of gouging consumers at the gas pump and called on the Justice Department to open a probe into fuel pricing. Trump argued companies have not passed along cost savings to customers despite falling crude prices. The accusation puts the administration in an unusual posture of threatening antitrust action against an industry that has generally benefited from Republican energy policy.

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