Skydance has responded to a series of queries from a group of Senate Democrats, declaring that it complied with anti-bribery laws as it worked to close its acquisition of Paramount Global.
“Throughout its history and during the review of the proposed acquisition of Paramount, Skydance has fully complied with all applicable laws, including our nation’s anti-bribery laws,” Skydance General Counsel Stephanie Kyoko McKinnon wrote in a letter to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR).
Earlier this month, the three senators sent a letter to Skydance CEO David Ellison, pointing out that it is “illegal to corruptly give anything of value to federal officials to influence an official act.” Specifically, the senators pointed to President Donald Tr