The acting assistant attorney general of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division denied on Wednesday that politics will play a role in the federal review of the pending merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery.
Democrats have raised concerns about the perceived political ties between President Donald Trump and Paramount CEO David Ellison. His father, Larry Ellison, is a close Trump ally who’s heavily backing the merger with his own money.
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