A group of Democratic senators, including Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, are formally questioning a $24.5 million settlement between YouTube and former President Donald Trump. In a letter to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and YouTube CEO Neal Mohan, the lawmakers expressed concern that the settlement of what they term a "legally dubious lawsuit" might be an attempt to secure favorable treatment in ongoing antitrust cases against the company. The senators are demanding details about the settlement negotiations, highlighting that the public deserves to know if the deal could influence the Justice Department's decisions in major antitrust lawsuits involving Google's ad tech and search businesses. The letter warns that such an arrangement could potentially violate federal anti-bribery laws.