Rob Bonta’s Paramount-WBD debacle has created political chaos
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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…
Coverage spectrum
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What happened
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…
Why it matters
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Common ground
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Perspective signals
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Follow-up questions
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