Live Nation lawyers have revealed that President Donald Trump spoke personally with the chief executive of Live Nation in the weeks before the Justice Department abruptly settled its longstanding antitrust lawsuit against the entertainment giant and its Ticketmaster subsidiary.

Live Nation says the White House took part in talks before an antitrust settlement and that its CEO talked to President Donald Trump about the case.

Live Nation has confirmed that CEO Michael Rapino held a conversation with President Donald Trump before a surprise antitrust trial settlement.