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

During a Senate confirmation hearing, Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche was questioned by Senator Cory Booker regarding his role in the Justice Department's approval of the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. Blanche confirmed his involvement in that decision. Additionally, Booker pressed Blanche about his meeting with convicted criminal Ghislaine Maxwell and his attendance at a dinner hosted by David Ellison, the CEO of Paramount Skydance, while the merger bid continues on Capitol Hill.