Trump’s DOJ investigation of the NFL just the latest chapter in the president’s difficult relationship with football

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump’s DOJ investigation of the NFL just the latest chapter in the president’s difficult relationship with footballDepartment of Justice’s investigation into broadcasting of live games latest epsiode in long history of animosity between president and the football leagueJoe Sommerlad Sunday 12 April 2026 13:10 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2955223","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-nfl-justice-department-investigation-b2955223.html","title":"Trump’s long-running feud with the NFL revisited"}}CloseDonald Trump tells Fox News in 2018 that protesting NFL players ‘should be out of the country’Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourc...