US wraps up antitrust case against Google in historic trial

WASHINGTON: The U.S. government hammered away at its main arguments against Alphabet’s Google on Thursday, wrapping up the evidentiary phase of a court battle in which it has accused the online search leader of breaking antitrust law to stay on top.

In the trial, which started on Sept. 12, the Justice Department sought to prove that Google is a monopolist and illegally abused its power to favor its bottom line.

Judge Amit Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia said he was undecided on which way to rule. “I have no idea what I’m going to do,” he said after setting closing arguments for early May.