The U.S. Department of Justice has reiterated its request for Google to sell the Chrome browser in revised documents related to the “antitrust” case opened against the company. According to The Washington Post, the Department of Justice submitted revised documents to the court regarding the “antitrust” case. The documents reiterated the demand for a court order to force Google to sell the Chrome browser. However, it was noted that the Department abandoned its request for Google to divest its shares in artificial intelligence startups. Google spokesperson Peter Schottenfels argued that these demands would harm the U.S. “economy and security,” stating that they “go far beyond the court’s decision.” The final decision is expected to be made by federal judge Amit Mehta in April. The Trump administration’s reiteration of these demands has led to speculations that “aggressive” measures regarding antitrust issues will continue under the new administration. When Did the Legal Process Begin? In a statement on January 24, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that attorneys general from California, Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Virginia filed an antitrust case against Google at the Eastern District of Virginia District Court. The statement alleged that Google used anticompetitive, exclusionary, and illegal methods to eliminate or significantly reduce any threats to its dominance in the sector in order to coerce more publishers and advertisers to use its products. The statement also accused Google of leveraging its dominance in the digital advertising market to force more publishers and advertisers to use its products and impede the use of rival products. It was claimed that Google had strengthened its dominance in the sector by doing so, with details on the company’s anti-competitive behavior provided. The Department of Justice had previously filed an antitrust case against Google in 2020 for monopolizing search and search advertising.