Pichai was called by Google in its defense, the second witness in its portion of the trial after the Department of Justice finished more than a week of its own questioning. John S

By Jody Godoy (Reuters) -Google CEO Sundar Pichai is expected to take the stand on Wednesday morning at a trial in Washington where antitrust enforcers seek an order forcing the company to sell its Chrome web browser and take other measures to boost competition among online search providers.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai tried to convince a federal judge on Wednesday that the Justice Department’s proposed plan to break up its search monopoly would have “many unintended consequences.” The DOJ has asked US District Judge Amit Mehta to approve several remedies,