In its new filing, the DOJ calls Google “an economic goliath” that it says “has denied users of a basic American value—the ability to choose in the marketplace.” To deal

The Department of Justice is reaffirming a proposal that a court force Google to sell Chrome to restore competition to online search.

In a court filing on Friday, the government signaled a continuation of tough regulatory pressure on the search giant.

Google is urging officials at President Donald Trump’s Justice Department to back away from a push to break up the search engine company, citing national security concerns, according to people familiar with the discussions.

The government is asking a court to force Google to sell its Chrome web browser after the company was found to have an illegal monopoly in search.

Google will have to break up its business, the Justice Department said in a filing, upholding the previous administration's proposal after a federal judge ruled last year that the company illegally abused a monopoly over the search industry.

In its final proposed remedy filing in the Google antitrust case, the Department of Justice reiterated that Google should stop paying partners for search placement—and divest its dominant Chrome browser.