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California Politicians Investigate Paramount’s Attempts to Settle with President Trump in Possible Effort to Pressure Skydance Away

June 2, 2025  ·
  W. D. W. Pro
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The State of California is opening an investigation into Paramount's efforts to settle a $20 billion lawsuit with President Trump, but the reason for it may have little to do with actual fact-finding. Rather, politicians could be looking for a way to convince Skydance to walk out of a purchase of Paramount (which owns CBS and CBS News) once a forthcoming deadline lands.

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