Congressman Jamie Raskin Accuses David Ellison of Colluding With Trump to 'Curtail Media Independence'

Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin has penned a letter to Paramount CEO David Ellison accusing him of colluding with President Trump to "curtail mediaindependence, spread political censorship, and suppress dissent" as it seeks to close a pending $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. In the letter, Raskin references a Wall Street Journal report that Ellison offered assurances to the administration that he'd make sweeping changes to CNN if he was able to acquire the network, which Paramount has denied. "President Trump has made clear he wants both 'new ownership as well as . . .