Democrat lawmakers are threatening to block Paramount Skydance's hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros. Discovery , claiming it received backing from Saudi, Qatari and United Arab Emirates sovereign wealth funds, as well as the President Donald Trump 's son-in-law Jared Kushner 's private equity firm, posing a national security threat.

Reps. Sam Liccardo of California and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts sent a letter to Warner Bros. Discovery's board and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday (December 10) raising concerns over the potential risks of foreign entities gaining control of the American entertainment conglomerate.

“Future Congresses … will review many of the decisions of the current administration, and may recommend that regulators push for divestitures,

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