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“But at the same time, they can’t just pass the costs on to consumers willy-nilly without thinking about the impact on competition.”

His team has been dusting off some research that they may not have gotten to without the shutdown.

The case involving James is a similar mess, as Halligan has fumbled about with a couple of inexperienced prosecutors brought in to replace other attorneys who were fired or resigned because they believed the case was without merit.

Attorney for the Eastern District in Virginia resigned in protest over the pressure to indict Comey without evidence, followed by others who were either fired or resigned.

He suggested he did not believe the prime minister had approved the briefing, telling the BBC: "I can tell you without having even spoken to the PM what he thinks of the briefings - the words he would use are not suitable for a family show like this."