Congress should exercise its oversight jurisdiction to ensure the Department of Justice evaluates the proposed merger in accordance with the law – and nothing else." The full text of American Oversight's letter to Congress is below, and it can be downloaded here. July 11, 2017 Dear Chairmen Grassley and Goodlatte and Ranking Members Feinstein and Conyers: The United States Constitution establishes a system of government designed to check power, curb the potential for abuse, and protect individual rights and free enterprise. When an individual in power misuses authority for improper ends, the Constitution empowers and obligates the countervailing branches of government to act. Recent reports that the White House is considering tampering with a corporate merger to exact political revenge—and at minimum is sending threats to do so through the media—demand congressional scrutiny. In October 2016, AT&T Inc. and Time Warner Inc. announced that they had reached a merger agreement.