Warren on Skydance, Paramount Dodgy Responses: “We Need an Independent Investigation"

Warren releases new Paramount response to previous oversight
Paramount Response (PDF)|Skydance Response (PDF)
Washington, D.C. –In response to Paramount’s and Skydance’s new responses to her recent letters, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement:
“These dodgy responses raise even more questions about whether Paramount and Skydance engaged in corrupt side deals or political favors to get their merger approved — and reveal why we need a full, independent investigation into whether there was any criminal behavior.
“The existence of a secret side deal with Skydance is a big open question. President Trump claimed that there was a $16 million side deal. Paramount contradicts President Trump’s claim, while Skydance does not deny the existence of this side deal — and refuses to disclose any terms.
“Skydance’s statements regarding meetings with not just ‘federal regulators’ but also ‘the Administration’ raises serious concerns and more questions: Did the Skydance CEO meet and speak with President Trump or top White House officials? Who met whom, when, and what other deals were made?
“Skydance admits it knew in advance that Paramount canceled the ‘Late Show with Stephen Colbert,’ just days after Colbert called out Paramount for its ‘big fat bribe.’ These giant corporations must think Americans are fools if they think these half-answers resolve serious questions about whether they bribed their way to a merger approval.”
Key points from the companies’ responses:
Senator Warren has led the charge to determine if Paramount bribed President Trump in exchange for approval of its multi-billion-dollar megamerger with Skydance, and has fought relentlessly against President Trump's corruption:
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