Here's what you need to know about the U.S. lawsuit against the AT&T-Time Warner merger [telecom]

The Trump administration has sued to block AT&T's $85 billion takeover of CNN-owned Time Warner. The trial starts March

1. Here's what you need to know.

By Edmund Lee

AT&T and Time Warner plan to merge in a $85 billion deal that would unite one of the largest distributors of content with one of the biggest producers of content, a roster that includes hits like HBO's "Game of Thrones," the Harry Potter films and major cable franchises like CNN.

But not if the Justice Department has its way. The U.S. government has sued to block the deal, a move that some fret is actually political reprisal for CNN's reporting on President Trump. The trial begins on Wednesday, March 21.