Attorney General Nominee Todd Blanche Grilled On DOJ’s Greenlight Of Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger: “I Was Part Of That Decision”

July 15, 2026 Deadline

Todd Blanche, Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and his nominee to serve as attorney general, was grilled over his role in the Justice Department’s sign-off of Paramount’s proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. “I was part of that decision,” Blanche told Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) at his Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday. In contentious questioning, […]