Democratic lawmakers want to know what Trump officials said to Netflix chief about WBD deal
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren and two other Democratic lawmakers demanded more information about what Trump administration officials discussed with Netflix's Ted Sarandos before the streaming giant pulled out of the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery.
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FIRST ON NBC NEWS Culture & Trends Democratic lawmakers want to know what Trump officials said to Netflix chief about WBD deal Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos met with Trump administration officials hours before the streaming company pulled out of the battle for Warner Bros. Discovery. "Your conversations with Mr. Sarandos taint the Warner Bros. bidding process," Sen. Elizabeth Warren and two other Democratic lawmakers wrote in a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles on Monday. Getty Images Share Add NBC News to Google March 2, 2026, 3:16 PM EST By Daniel Arkin Listen to this article with a free account 00:00 00:00 Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and two other Democratic lawmakers demanded more information Monday about what Trump administration officials discussed with Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos before the streaming giant pulled out of the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery. In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, Warren and her co-signers expressed concern that Trump administration officials “used the closed-door meetings” with Sarandos last week to “discourage Netflix’s bid so that Paramount Skydance … could take over Warner Bros. instead.” The letter was co-signed by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-Calif. The White House, the Justice Department and Netflix did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Paramount Skydance signed a merger agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery on Friday, a day after Netflix announced it would not increase its offer for WBD’s studio and streaming assets. Paramount Skydance is led by David Ellison, the son of billionaire Oracle mogul Larry Ellison, a close ally of President Donald Trump. “Your conversations with Mr. Sarandos taint the Warner Bros. bidding process by raising suspicions that the Trump administration’s DOJ is making merger review decisions based on politicized favoritism rather than the law or the fac...
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