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\n\tThe Oregon attorney general\u2019s office has asked a judge to grant a 60-day delay on the closing of the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, as it continues to investigate whether the deal violates antitrust law.<\/p>\n

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\n\tJudge Eric Dahlin, of Multnomah County Superior Court, will hold a hearing on the motion on Monday. Lawyers for Paramount Skydance have informed the court that they do not intend to close the Warner Bros. deal before July 22.<\/p>\n

\n\tThough the Department of Justice gave its blessing to the merger last month, a coalition of states \u2014 including California and New York \u2014 continue to investigate whether it violates antitrust law. The DOJ issued an unusual statement explaining why it chose not to try to block the merger, which argued that the deal will \u201cincrease competition across the media and entertainment ecosystem, with benefits for American consumers and workers.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe states had previously been told that the deal would not close before July 16, setting up a de facto deadline for the states to seek an injunction.<\/p>\n

\n\tDan Rayfield, the state\u2019s A.G., has asked Paramount Skydance to turn over records related to its lobbying of the White House and the DOJ, suggesting in a court filing that the approval may have been \u201cthe product of a corrupt bargain.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe State would ordinarily afford great weight to a US DOJ approval based on the federal government\u2019s significant investigatory resources,\u201d the motion states. \u201cIf US DOJ\u2019s merger approval was not the product of its investigation, however, the State would tend to afford it little to no credit.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tParamount has objected to the state\u2019s subpoenas, saying that any such lobbying is irrelevant to whether the merger violates state antitrust law.<\/p>\n

\n\tRayfield said in a press statement on Tuesday that Paramount has been dodging his office\u2019s investigatory demands.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe\u2019re not going to let Paramount Skydance play hide the ball so they can rush through their massive merger,\u201d he said. \u201cOregonians have a real stake in this deal \u2013 in our film industry, in our economy, in the choices they\u2019ll have as consumers. Paramount had every opportunity to hand over records and answer a few basic questions. Instead, it is trying to run out the clock and evade scrutiny. We\u2019re asking the court to make sure Oregonians get the answers they\u2019re owed before this deal closes, not after.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tA hearing on the state\u2019s motion was initially set to be held in front of Presiding Judge Judith Matarazzo at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, but she informed the parties she did not have time to consider it.<\/p>\n

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