Two Democratic lawmakers — U.S. Reps. Sam Liccardo (D-Calif.) and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) — have expressed “serious national security concerns” over Paramount Skydance ‘s hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery .

Liccardo and Pressley sent a letter Wednesday to Warner Bros. Discovery president and CEO David Zaslav and members of WBD’s board of directors. They also sent a copy of the letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. ( Read the full letter below. )

A Paramount deal for WBD “could transfer substantial influence over one of the largest American media companies to foreign-backed financiers,” the U.S. representatives wrote.

Specifically, the U.S. representatives are concerned about Paramount’s takeover offer for WBD being backed by sovereign wealth funds of Sau

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