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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 sale to Paramount Skydance.

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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from NY Post says: 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 sale to Paramount Skydance.
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- Primary source: NY Post
- Published: Jul 12, 2026, 12:40 AM UTC
- Coverage area: Politics
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