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• @aricohn Ari Cohn on x

  There is a 103% chance that Trump threatens to use the DOJ to block the Netflix-Warner Brothers deal and clear a path for his buddies at Paramount if they don't fire Rice. (even higher percentage chance that he actually does it with or without an explicit threat)

• @lucas_shaw Lucas Shaw on x

  Netflix has been saying the DOJ's review of its WB deal is a normal merger review. A leaked document suggests otherwise.

• @cgasparino Charles Gasparino on x

  BREAKING— This just further confirms what I reported — that @netflix denied— there is a Section 2 Sherman Act monopolization inquiry into @netflix's business model, as from DOJ investigation of its proposed deal to buy @wbd. A Trump Administration regulatory office speaking on

• @trvsrdrgz2 Travis on x

  Perfect timing , Get Rid of $NFLX @DOJCrimDiv They already have an Anti-trust Lawsuit already sitting with Backroom deals with $META Investigate their Executives and former executives

• @newenglanddlm Doug on x

  https://www.bloomberg.com/... This feels like David Ellison's Hail Mary. Can he spook WBD's board and shareholders? I doubt it, given they knew this deal would face scrutiny when they signed it.

• @karlbode.com Karl Bode on bluesky

  Republicans, and specifically Trump, have ZERO credibility whatsoever on antitrust and competition issues.  Absolutely nothing they do in this regard is actually in the public interest.  —  but you'll notice that's simply not going to be mentioned (literally AT ALL) by the corpor…

• @akilahobviously Akilah Hughes on x

  But it wouldn't be a monopoly if Paramount bought WB???

• @karlbode.com Karl Bode on bluesky

  The U.S. press is 100% going to help the Trump DOJ pretend its “antitrust inquiry” into Netflix is in good faith, in order to transfer ownership of Warner Brothers (and CNN, HBO, Discovery) to Trump's friend Larry Ellison [image]