WASHINGTON, June 10 (Reuters) - A senior U.S. lawmaker said an investigation by the Justice Department into whether the National Football League ​has engaged in anticompetitive tactics in broadcast rights appears aimed at helping Fox Corp FOXA.O.

Representative Jamie Raskin, a Democrat, at a U.S. House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on sports broadcasting rights cited a report that Fox chairman emeritus Rupert Murdoch personally lobbied Donald Trump at a White House dinner to crack down on the NFL streaming deals. "The DOJ's investigation, like this hearing, appear to be all about helping Mr. Murdoch get a better broadcast deal for Fox," Raskin said.