Prosecutors investigating Taylor Swift tour ticket sales fiasco on Ticketmaster

Ticketmaster's ticket sales malfunction for

's tour has become a scandal that some prosecutors are willing to investigate.

As fans share in outrage and grief over the fruitless hours spent searching for seats for Swift's upcoming concert tour,

.

"Trouble, trouble, trouble," Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro tweeted, referring to Swift's 2012 hit song, 'I Knew You Were Trouble,' while calling on the public to file complaints about the use of Ticketmaster on his office.

Shapiro, a Democrat who recently won the Pennsylvania gubernatorial race, thanked people for his "quick response" and noted that his office had received "a lot of complaints" to investigate.

In Tennessee, Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said he wants to make sure consumers have a fair chance to buy tickets.

"At this time there are no misconduct allegations, but as the attorney general it is my job to ensure that consumer protection laws and antitrust laws are upheld in Tennessee," Skrmetti told reporters.

In 2008,

for concerts and sporting events.

However, like most states that have passed similar bans, the law has rarely been enforced.

Meanwhile, in Nevada, the attorney general's office said it was investigating Ticketmaster for "alleged deceptive or unfair trade practices."

The trouble began when registered fans received codes for an advance sale on Tuesday and tried to secure tickets for The Eras tour, which schedules 52 Swift concerts next year.

They were quickly met with lengthy delays and error messages that Ticketmaster blamed on bots and historically unprecedented demand.

Days later, the company canceled sales to the general public.

Swift expressed her anger and frustration in a lengthy statement, saying that Ticketmaster had assured her they could handle the lawsuit.

"It's really hard for me to trust an outside entity with these relationships and loyalties, and it's excruciating for me to watch mistakes happen helplessly," Swift said.

Ticketmaster said more than 2 million tickets were sold despite the issues, setting

, and that only 15% of potential buyers had issues with the process.

"We want to apologize to Taylor and all of her fans, especially those who had a terrible experience trying to purchase tickets," the company said.

Multiple lawmakers have accused Ticketmaster of abusing its power as the dominant seller of tickets to consumers.

Senator Amy Klobuchar, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust and Consumer Rights, wrote an open letter to Ticketmaster Chairman and CEO Michael Rapino, saying she has been skeptical of his company since which merged with LiveNation in 2011. His letter included several questions about Ticketmaster's business practices that he asked Rapino to respond to next week.

When asked whether the Justice Department would investigate Live Nation, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre declined to comment on details, but said President Joe Biden has worked to increase competition and limit the power of large corporations, believing that "a lack of competition leads to higher prices and worse service".

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