Judge mulls sanctions over Google's "shocking" destruction of internal chats

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These agreements, the DOJ and state attorneys general argued, work to maintain Google's monopoly over search.

According to the DOJ, Google destroyed potentially hundreds of thousands of chat sessions not just during their investigation but also during litigation.

Connor also argued that Google's conduct wasn't sanctionable because there is no evidence that any of the missing chats would've shed any new light on the case.

Connor told Mehta that the DOJ must prove that Google intended to hide evidence for the court to order sanctions.

That intent could be demonstrated another way, Mehta suggested, recalling that "Google has been very deliberate in advising employees about what to say and what not to say" in discussions that could indicate monopolistic behaviors.

That included telling employees, "Don't use the term markets," Mehta told Connor, asking if that kind of conduct could be interpreted as Google's intent to hide evidence.

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