‘Reeks of Corruption’: Top DOJ Officials Reportedly Cleared Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Before Staff Lawyers, Who Were ‘Leaning’ Toward Antitrust Lawsuit, Could Object

Top Justice Department officials moved to drop the antitrust investigation into Paramount’s $111 billion takeover of Warner Bros.

Discovery before the team of lawyers investigating the matter could issue a recommendation, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The career lawyers in the DOJ’s Antitrust Division had been “leaning” toward advising that the department should file a […] ...