California AG Rob Bonta faces ‘political favor’ claims over Netflix-linked $1M trail in Paramount suit
California Attorney General Rob Bonta faced calls Friday from Republican challenger Michael Gates and the California GOP for an investigation into whether political funding connected to Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings' family influenced the 12-state lawsuit Bonta filed in federal court in California to block Paramount's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.Gates, the Republican nominee for California attorney general, told Fox News Digital the financial relationship warranted an investigation."Rob Bonta has turned his taxpayer-funded office into a favor factory for his political bosses and donors.
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta faced calls Friday from Republican challenger Michael Gates and the California GOP for an investigation into whether political funding connected to Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings' family influenced the 12-state lawsuit Bonta filed in federal court in California to block Paramount's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.Gates, the Republican nominee for California attorney general, told Fox News Digital the financial relationship warranted an investigation."Rob Bonta has turned his taxpayer-funded office into a favor factory for his political bosses and donors. He's pursuing politically-motivated litigation against a competitor for a company that's bankrolled his PAC," Gates said.DAVID ELLISON BREAKS SILENCE ON PARAMOUNT-WBD MERGER FIGHT, CNN INSIDERS DON’T BUY ‘LIP SERVICE’ ABOUT NETWORK"This reeks of corruption, which has been an all-too-common pattern for him, and further shows why he's wholly unfit to serve as our state's top law enforcement officer. This all warrants an investigation into his activities to uncover the full truth about Bonta's conduct," he said.Campaign-finance records reviewed by Fox News Digital show Hastings' wife, Patty Quillin, contributed $1 million to Smart Justice California Action Fund on March 16, 2022.
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- California Attorney General Rob Bonta faced calls Friday from Republican challenger Michael Gates and the California GOP for an investigation into whether political funding connected to Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings' family influenced the 12-state lawsuit Bonta filed in federal court in California to block Paramount's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.Gates, the Republican nominee for California attorney general, told Fox News Digital the financial relationship warranted an investigation."Rob Bonta has turned his taxpayer-funded office into a favor factory for his political bosses and donors.
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California AG Rob Bonta faces ‘political favor’ claims over Netflix-linked $1M trail in Paramount suit
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