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Justice Department Urges States to Investigate Possible Gas Price Gouging

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(NaturalNews) The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on July 3 sent a letter to state attorneys general across the country, urg...

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Off The Press

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· Jul 3, 2026

DOJ, FTC ask state AGs to investigate Trump’s allegations of gas price gouging

The Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission on Thursday sent a letter to state attorneys general urging them to investigate businesses engaging in price gouging in retail gasoline sales. In a Truth Social post last month, President Donald Trump pointed to falling oil prices and claimed that gas prices should immediately drop as well. Since []...Click to read more

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· Jul 3, 2026

Justice Department calls on states to investigate gas prices

Justice Department calls on states to investigate gas prices

Coffman Chronicle

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· Jul 7, 2026

DOJ Presses State Attorneys General to Probe High Gas Prices

The Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission are urging state attorneys general to investigate whether illegal conduct is contributing to high gasoline prices, expanding federal scrutiny of petroleum markets into a potential state by state enforcement push.

Washington Examiner

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· Jul 3, 2026

DOJ investigating oil companies over manipulating gas prices

The Justice Department is urging state attorneys general to investigate whether oil companies are illegally keeping gasoline prices artificially high, escalating President Donald Trump’s campaign against what he has called price gouging at the pump. In a joint letter sent Friday, the DOJ’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission encouraged state attorneys general to []

The Hill

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· Jul 3, 2026

Justice Department urges states to probe possible gas price gouging

The Justice Department on Friday called on states to “use all tools available” to investigate whether oil companies and individuals are intentionally inflating gas prices amid complaints from President Trump that they are falling too slowly. Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward Jr. and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Andrew Ferguson also informed state attorneys general...

Iran Herald

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· Jun 24, 2026

Trump orders probe into oil giants over fuel-price gouging

Gasoline prices have not fallen fast enough despite a sharp drop in the price of oil, the US president has saidUS President Donald Trump has ordered the Justice Department to investigate major oil companies, accusing them of gouging consumers by keeping gasoline prices high despite a drop in the price of oil.Oil prices surged after the US and Israel launched a bombing campaign against Ira

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Related coverage for "Justice Department Urges States to Investigate Possible Gas Price Gouging": Off The Press — DOJ, FTC ask state AGs to investigate Trump’s allegations of gas price gouging. UPI — Justice Department calls on states to investigate gas prices. Coffman Chronicle — DOJ Presses State Attorneys General to Probe High Gas Prices. Washington Examiner — DOJ investigating oil companies over manipulating gas prices. The Hill — Justice Department urges states to probe possible gas price gouging. Iran Herald — Trump orders probe into oil giants over fuel-price gouging