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Bryan Sullivan Speaks to The Los Angeles Times About the Possibility of Trump Taking Retaliatory Actions Through DOJ in Fox-Roku deal
Bryan Sullivan recently spoke with The Los Angeles Times about the Fox Corporation’s proposed acquisition of Roku, a San Jose-based streaming service, following the DOJ’s request for additional information as it reviews the details of the merger.
The article, titled “DOJ seeks more information on $22 billion Roku deal after Trump blasts ouster of Fox News host,” outlines the timeline of the merger, announced in June, that hit a snag this week. The requests follow Fox’s dismissal of long-time anchor Maria Bartiromo and President Trump’s public disapproval of the decision.
The president has been known to take action against networks that say or do things he disagrees with, signalling this merger may be in for additional scrutiny by his DOJ. This could be standard, however, as a second request for information was also made when reviewing Paramount Skydance’s deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery.
Bryan tells the LA Times that he believes Trump’s unpredictable nature makes the outcome nearly impossible to predict.
“You never know what Trump is going to seize on and decide he wants to do,” Bryan shares. “It’s chaos in the federal government and it could very well happen because of that reason, but it could also just be a blip and not a big deal.”