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Trump DOJ Official Minimizes State AGs’ Paramount-WBD Settlement, Says It Yielded No New Antitrust-Related Commitments

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Trump DOJ Official Minimizes State AGs’ Paramount-WBD Settlement, Says It Yielded No New Antitrust-Related CommitmentsWorldPing
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What happened

A top Justice Department official is minimizing the concessions state attorneys general received in the settlement of their antitrust lawsuit to block the Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery merger.

Key facts

  • Reported by Deadline and published Tue, 22 Sep 2026 22:20:57 UTC.

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  1. Trump DOJ Official Minimizes State AGs’ Paramount-WBD Settlement, Says It Yielded No New Antitrust-Related Commitments

  2. Judge Sets Hearing On State AGs’ Settlement With Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery

  3. Judge in Paramount-State AGs Case Still Has Questions, Schedules Hearing on Settlement Terms

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