President Donald Trump says he will not be personally involved in the Justice Department’s pending antitrust review of Netflix’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Trump told NBC News anchor Tom Llamas that he made the decision to leave the process to the Justice Department during a pre-recorded interview that will air Sunday in advance

Donald Trump told NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Llamas that he has decided that he “shouldn’t be involved” in his administration’s review of the Netflix-Warner Bros. merger or if Paramount succeeds in its hostile bid.

Donald Trump says he will stay out of the Netflix, Paramount Global's Skydance Media dispute over acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery. Details inside.

Regulators are already concerned that a Netflix-Warner Bros. deal could raise significant antitrust issues.

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In an exclusive interview with Tom Llamas, President Trump says he will stay out of the ongoing fight between Netflix and Paramount over the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery and allow the Justice Department to handle it.

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will stay out of the Netflix and Paramount Skydance fight over Warner Bros Discovery, a reversal from late last year when he said he would be involved in reviewing the deal.

In a precursor to Netflix's arguments if the deal lands in court, the CEO argued that the company's main rival is YouTube as it competes for the time and attention of viewers.