Democratic lawmakers want to know what Trump officials said to Netflix chief about WBD deal

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and two other Democratic lawmakers demanded more information Monday about what Trump administration officials discussed with Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos hours before the streaming giant pulled out of the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery.

In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, Warren and her co-signers expressed concern that Trump administration officials “used the closed-door meetings” with Sarandos last week to “discourage Netflix’s bid so that Paramount Skydance … could take over Warner Bros. instead.”

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