Overview
- A Form 278-T filing lists two Netflix bond buys on Jan. 2 and Jan. 20, totaling between $600,002 and $1.25 million.
- Trump signed the disclosure on Feb. 26, the day Netflix withdrew from pursuing Warner Bros. Discovery, and the filing was released March 4.
- Reporting states Netflix declined to raise its roughly $83 billion offer as Paramount’s about $111 billion bid won, with Netflix receiving a $2.8 billion breakup fee.
- The Netflix purchases were among more than 80 corporate and municipal bond trades reported for January, including two tranches of SiriusXM debt of comparable size.
- Prior disclosures show Trump also bought Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery bonds in December and held a modest Netflix stock position in 2024.