Donald Trump’s pal David Ellison was hit with a temporary pause on his plans to acquire the parent company of CNN. Ellison’s Skydance, which acquired Paramount in August, set its sights on Warner Bros. But on Monday, a federal judge halted the $110 billion deal at the request of 12 state attorneys general. Weiss runs CBS News and is expected to run CNN as well if Paramount's merger with Warner Bros. Ellison’s acquisition of Warner Bros.