The U.S. government under President Joe Biden wants to break up Google. But will the same hold true when the White House changes hands in January?

Back in August, a federal judge ruled Google illegally maintained a monopoly in internet search. This gave the Department of Justice a major antitrust victory in a case that actually started during the first Trump administration. 

Now, the Biden DOJ says competition cannot be restored unless Google is forced to sell off Chrome, its dominant web browser. Judge Amit Mehta set a two-week hearing on remedies for April 2025, when President-elect Donald Trump will be back in charge of the DOJ.

“The new administration could come forward and say, ‘We mentioned a breakup – we don’t have the enthusiasm for it that we did before. Of course, Judge, if you thought it was appropriate, that’s your call, it’s not ours; you are ultimately the decision maker about remedy. But our view is that it’s no longer required and we’re not asking for it,'” former FTC Chair Bill Kovacic proposed as one possibility in an interview with SAN.

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