Elizabeth Warren Questions Trump's Role In Tilting Warner Bros. Bid In Favor Of Ellison Family: 'Looks Like Crony Capitalism...'

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has accused the Trump administration of corrupting the merger process between Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) and Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) in favor of the ...

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Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has accused the Trump administration of corrupting the merger process between Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) and Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) in favor of the billionaire Ellison family.\nWarren took to X, late Thursday, to express her concerns about a meeting between White House officials and the co-CEO of Netflix, Ted Sarandos. \nThis accusation came on the heels of Netflix’s announcement, on Thursday, that it would not raise its offer to acquire Warner Bros., causing its stock to climb 8.46% in the after-hours. \nIn December, Warren had criticized the Netflix-Warner Bros. merger deal as an “anti-monopoly nightmare” which could force consumers into higher prices and fewer deals, while putting the American workers at risk. 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