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US Sens. Warren, Blumenthal want CFIUS to probe Paramount-WBD financing

By Curtis Eichelberger ( December 16, 2025, 22:01 GMT | Insight) -- US Senators Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who chairs the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, to have CFIUS investigate Paramount's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. for national security threats if they win the bidding process for the Hollywood studio. There is particular reason to be concerned here, they wrote, given reporting that the latest Paramount Skydance offer for all of WBD includes funding from three foreign government sovereign wealth funds, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, the Qatar Investment Authority and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.US Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut asked US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who chairs the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, to have CFIUS investigate Paramount's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. for national security threats....

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