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Rob Bonta Sued Paramount to Counter Political Influence, Then Fell Victim to It

Variety · September 22, 2026 at 8:01 PM

Rob Bonta Sued Paramount to Counter Political Influence, Then Fell Victim to It

When Rob Bonta sued to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger in July, he said he was doing so because the Trump administration had failed to act for political reasons.

“They are greenlighting deals that their own antitrust section at U.S.

DOJ knows and believes are unlawful, and they’re overriding

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