UPDATE 1-Judge weighs what evidence U.S. can use to block AT&T, Time Warner merger
March 19, 2018 at 14:55 PM EDT
WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - AT&T Inc sought to persuade a judge on Monday to throw out evidence the government seeks to use in a trial that begins this week to show that the company's $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner Inc would harm consumers and competitors.