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Democratic Senators Slam U.S President Administration’s Inaction on Reviewing Paramount’s Warner Bros. Deal for National Security Risks Over Backing by Arab Wealth Funds

Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) criticized the Trump administration for failing to initiate a national security review of Paramount Skydance's deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, a proposed $111 billion pact that is backed by billions of dollars from a trio of Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds.

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