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

Deadline•Wed, Jul 15, 2026, 05:46 PM•2 min read

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.

Source: [Deadline](https://deadline.com/2026/07/todd-blanche-paramount-warner-bros-merger-1236983076/)

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