THAT, you see, would be the appearance of a conflict of interest
They’re not even trying to hide that fact that Javanka is pulling strings with the White House. Why should they? Nothing will ever be done about it:
Affinity Partners, the private equity firm led by Jared Kushner, is part of Paramount’s hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros Discovery, according to a regulatory filing.
Paramount is telling WBD shareholders that it has a smoother path to regulatory approval than does Netflix, and Kushner’s involvement only strengthens that case.
- Paramount is led by David Ellison, whose billionaire father Larry is a major supporter of President Trump.
Zoom in: Affinity Partners was not mentioned in Paramount’s press release on Monday morning about its $108 billion bid, nor were participating sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Qatar.
It’s just straight up corruption, no holds barred. Kush and the Saudis are affiliating with Trump’s MAGA buddy David Ellison and Trump’s going to approve the merger. He said over the weekend that he’d be involved in the decision.
In a way it’s at least clarifying. They’re robbing the country blind and taking over the media the way they did in Russia and Hungary. At this point I think the only way to survive will be for the people to just stop buying what they’re selling. The only “guardrail” left is financial losses.