The Justice Department has urged states to utilize all available resources to investigate potential price gouging by oil companies and individuals. This call comes in response to complaints from President Trump regarding the slow decline in gas prices. Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward Jr. and Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson communicated this request to state attorneys general.
✓ AI-Debiased Article
4
Wire-neutral
provisional
✓ No loaded language, vague sourcing, or framing detected.
Justice Department encourages state investigations into potential gas price inflation
The Justice Department has requested that states investigate possible gas price gouging by oil companies and individuals. This request follows President Trump's concerns about the slow decrease in gas prices.
People
Stanley Woodward Jr.
Andrew Ferguson
Annotating as
No note attached
on this article.
Original vs. Neutral
Original Headline
Justice Department urges states to probe possible gas price gouging
Neutral Headline
Justice Department encourages state investigations into potential gas price inflation