Trump says US to launch EU probe over 'illegal' Google fine
Trump blasts EU fine on Google and threatens probe
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday blasted the European Union over what he called its illegal decision to fine Alphabet's Google GOOGL.O, saying Washington would launch a probe into the bloc's "robbing" of American companies.
The European Commission on Thursday fined Google a total of €890 million ($1 billion) for flouting EU rules aimed at reining in the power of Big Tech.
"We will immediately initiate a 301 Investigation into the practice of “ROBBING” American Companies," Trump said in a social media post, referring to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.
"The European Union will pay a very big price for this illegal and highly unethical conduct," he wrote.
