The DOJ’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission sent a joint letter on Friday to state attorneys general encouraging investigations under state antitrust and consumer protection laws into possible gasoline price manipulation or collusion. The three-page letter references President Trump’s June 24 Truth Social post and states that the agencies are monitoring petroleum markets and will use civil and criminal enforcement tools. Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward is quoted on the importance of affordable energy and accountability for anticompetitive conduct.