Trump orders probe into beef price manipulation claims
DOJ asked to investigate alleged collusion among meat packers
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he has asked the Justice Department to investigate meat packing companies that he says are driving up the price of beef, reported Reuters.
"I have asked the DOJ to immediately begin an investigation into the Meat Packing Companies who are driving up the price of Beef through Illicit Collusion, Price Fixing, and Price Manipulation," Trump said in a post on Truth Social, without mentioning the names of the companies.