By Jody Godoy

Dec 5 (Reuters) – Netflix pitched its $72 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery’s studios and streaming division as aligned with the priorities of President Donald Trump’s competition enforcers on Friday, but intense antitrust scrutiny is all but guaranteed.

Netflix executives touted the deal as creating jobs and giving the company’s 300 million subscribers “more bang for their buck” by adding more content at a time when the administration is focused on affordability and lower prices for consumers.

But even before it was announced, Netflix’s defense of the deal faced criticism from Republicans in Congress, who have warned that Netflix absorbing HBO Max and Warner Bros’ content rights would reduce choice for consumers and give the company an unacceptably high share o

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