Antitrust lawsuit on Paramount-Warner Bros. merger is just a ploy to stoke anti-Trump hate before midterms
Lawyers for Warner Bros. Discovery say the antitrust lawsuit against the $80 billion Paramount‑Skydance acquisition of the company is weak on legal grounds. They argue the suit is driven more by political motives, particularly to energize Democratic voters ahead of the midterm elections. The filing is expected to be led by state attorneys general such as California’s Rob Bonta and New York’s Tish James, with the involvement of Trump‑linked figures like David and Larry Ellison adding to the political narrative.
- ▪The proposed merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery is valued at about $80 billion.
- ▪Attorneys general from California and New York are expected to file an antitrust lawsuit challenging the deal.
- ▪Legal experts say the case has little merit because the companies have limited market overlap.
- ▪The lawsuit is viewed by some as a strategy to mobilize anti‑Trump sentiment before the upcoming midterms.
- ▪Donald Trump’s association with the Ellison family, who run Paramount Skydance, is cited as a factor in the political framing of the case.
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Charles Gasparino Business Antitrust lawsuit on Paramount-Warner Bros. merger is just a ploy to stoke anti-Trump hate before midterms By Charles Gasparino Published July 11, 2026, 8:40 p.m. ET A "Block the Merger" protest against the sale of Warner Bros. Discovery to Paramount Skydance held in New York City on April 23, 2026. ZUMAPRESS.com See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Lawyers for Warner Bros. Discovery recently briefed top executives on the risks of an antitrust suit getting filed by some lefty state attorneys general to upend the $80 billion WBD sale to Paramount Skydance — and the operative word is “politics,” The Post has learned. The case is a dud on antitrust grounds, they said.
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