UPDATE 1-AT&T loses bid for White House communications about Time Warner deal
February 20, 2018 at 14:27 PM EST
WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday denied a request by AT&T Inc to compel the U.S. Justice Department to disclose any records of communications between the White House and government lawyers that detail President Donald Trump's views on the company's proposed $85 billion merger with Time Warner Inc.