DEVELOPING: Former FBI agents filed a lawsuit alleging 'unlawful retaliation' by Kash Patel and the FBI for their firings after kneeling with protesters during DC unrest following George Floyd's murder in 2020, claiming the tactical decision de-escalated the situation and prevented violence, according to an X alert by MacFarlane News between 5:46 PM and 6:15 PM UTC on December 8. The suit states, 'As a result of their tactical decision to kneel, the mass of people moved on without escalating to violence,' as quoted by MacFarlane News. The action targets Patel, President Trump's nominee for FBI director, and the agency over the post-George Floyd incident. In business developments during the same 29-minute window, Paramount proposed a hostile all-cash bid for Warner Bros. Discovery at $30 per share, valuing equity at $77.9 billion and enterprise at $108.4 billion, fully backed by the Ellison family and RedBird Capital with $54 billion in debt commitments from Bank of America, Citi and Apollo, plus equity from Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Qatar sovereign-wealth funds and Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners, per Morning Brew on X. President Trump told reporters Sunday night that Netflix's deal for Warner Bros. Discovery 'could be a problem,' according to the post. Texas Democratic Rep. Colin Allred stated his opposition to a bruising primary and runoff, saying, 'I feel a responsibility to do what I think is best for the state and party... was not in the best interest of the state or the party,' as shared by Aaron Rupar on X in the reporting window. A post by smalls2672 on X quoted a breaking report that U.S. layoffs are on track to exceed Great Financial Crisis levels, amid criticism of Republican economic policies.
