Pool, that is an interesting observation/perspective, and one I would not disqualify as a possibility, yet a rather slim one. Gabbard appears to be more of a centrist than ultra Left wing Google would prefer so on that premise alone I would discount the theory. I would expect this type of scheme with one of the more radical candidates. That being said Google is a very corrupt company at the upper management levels and their uncovered (recent Project Veritas videos) and stated goal of not allowing President Trump to win re-election (through censorship), cannot be dismissed out of hand.
This reminds me of the nObama run shake down strategy of using a federal agency to file suit against a company for the purpose of transferring/extorting money to nObama favored Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO’s).
For example, lets use the following scenario. Federal agency files a lawsuit against Company A alleging Company A committed crimes/regulation violation(s). Company A loses in court and part of the judgement calls for a fine to be imposed on Company A. Let’s use a hypothetical figure of $20 million dollars that Company A must pay the Federal government. Under nObama’s administration and with his approval, a monetary choice of fines would be given to Company A that would look something like the following.
Company A pays fine of;
1) $20 millions dollars payable to the United States Treasury
OR
2) $10 million dollars to a Non-Governmental Organization.
What is imperative to understand in this scenario is the “Non-Governmental Organization” in this extortion scheme is/was an nObama administration approved Left wing, radical “organization.” Thus, many radical NGO’s were funded and the exfiltrated currency (from Company) was used to further Left wing radical agendas.
This nObama shakedown scheme was put out of business early upon Very Stable Genius President Trumps entry into the White House by at the time DOJ AG Sessions.