According to the Wall Street Journal, the Justice Department has dropped its antitrust investigation into Paramount's proposed 111-billion-dollar takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. But here's the twist: career lawyers in the DOJ's Antitrust Division had reportedly been leaning toward recommending that the department file a lawsuit to block the deal. Top DOJ officials moved to shut down the investigation before those lawyers could submit their recommendation. The reversal has sparked questions about the integrity of the antitrust review process.

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