Lawmakers say Paramount Skydance 'stonewalling' probe into Trump merger approval
WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (Reuters) — The top Democrats on two U.S. House of Representatives committees said Wednesday Paramount Skydance had refused to answer key questions or provide documents tied to the Trump administration’s approval of its $8.4 billion merger with the CBS News-parent company.
Representatives Jamie Raskin and Frank Pallone wrote Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison, accusing the media company of “stonewalling congressional oversight.” The Democratic lawmakers sought the documents after the Federal Communications Commission in July approved the deal after Paramount agreed to pay $16 million to settle President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against CBS over its editing of a “60 Minutes” interview with his Democratic presidential opponent Kamala Harris.
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