Cory Booker Slams Paramount-WBD Merger Settlement But Blames Company And DOJ, Not State AGs

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   Cory Booker Slams Paramount-WBD Merger Settlement But Blames Company And DOJ, Not State AGs ↗ (opens Deadline)

   Published Sep 22, 2026

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   Sen. Cory Booker (D-CA) weighed in on the proposed settlement reached between Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery and state attorneys general, criticizing the agreement yet casting blame on the David Ellison-run company and the Justice Department.

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