U.S. antitrust senators query Google over testimony meddling concerns


FILE PHOTO A sign is pictured outside a Google office near the companys headquarters in Mountain View California U.S. May 8 2019.  REUTERSParesh Dave

FILE PHOTO: A sign is pictured outside a Google office near the company's headquarters in Mountain View, California, U.S., May 8, 2019. REUTERS/Paresh Dave

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Mike Lee sent a letter to Google on Tuesday saying they were "deeply troubled" by what they called a possible attempt to influence witness testimony following a statement at a congressional hearing by a Match executive.

During the hearing, Match's Chief Legal Officer Jared Sine said a Google executive had called Match to ask why Sine's planned testimony, which had just been released, deviated from previous comments the dating company had made.

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