Rob Bonta’s Paramount-WBD debacle has created political chaos - New York Post
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is facing criticism for his antitrust efforts regarding the Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery merger. The article argues that such political interventions in corporate mergers are ineffective and harmful to the economy.
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This reflects the ongoing debate over the role of government antitrust regulation in the media and entertainment industry.
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Make New York Post a Preferred Source Rob Bonta, Attorney General of the State of California, speaks during the 2026 Concordia Annual Summit at Sheraton New York Times Square in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. Getty Images for Concordia Summit Antitrust suits aren’t supposed to be about politics, and yet that’s what’s happening of late, whether it’s Trump’s attempt during his first term to block AT&T from buying Time Warner , or California AG Rob Bonta looking to thwart Paramount’s purchase of TW’s successor, Warner Bros. Discovery.
It’s an odd way to run an economy and doesn’t do anyone any good.
That includes the pols themselves who end up looking foolish and weak when they ultimately lose.
It’s also a clunker for the supposed beneficiaries of these lawsuits, the American people.
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