California AG Rob Bonta faces ‘political favor’ claims over Netflix-linked $1M trail in Paramount suit

California Attorney General Rob Bonta faced calls Friday from Republican challenger Michael Gates and the California GOP for an investigation into whether political funding connected to Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings' family influenced the 12-state lawsuit Bonta filed in federal court in California to block Paramount's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Gates, the Republican nominee for California attorney general, told Fox News Digital the financial relationship warranted an investigation.