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Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Jul 15, 2026

It’s not the government’s job to tell studios what films to make, how to make them, or how many to make.

reason.com
Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Jul 15, 2026

The entertainment industry doesn't exist simply to hawk movies and TV shows like they're any other commodity.

reason.com
Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Jul 15, 2026

Antitrust enforcement is a check on billionaires currying favor with the president so he'll do their bidding and hand-pick winners and losers.

reason.com
Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Jul 15, 2026

This proposed $110 billion merger, the largest in Hollywood history, would extinguish competition between Paramount and Warner Bros. and inflict substantial harm on movie theatres, basic cable distributors, and, ultimately, audiences…

reason.com
Kris Mayes
@krismayes· AZ· Jul 15, 2026

We are seeing more and more instances where the Trump DOJ is just rolling over for corporate consolidation.

adaderana.lk
Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Jul 15, 2026

Such a combination would create 'a massive company with unprecedented power and influence over news and entertainment across the globe.'

adaderana.lk
Ken Paxton
@kenpaxton· TX· Jul 15, 2026

So we sued Joe Biden on Day Three. That’s actually pretty fast for a lawsuit against a sitting president.

salon.com
William Tong
@williamtong· CT· Jul 14, 2026

Trump is taking money meant for our kids to bankroll ballrooms and tax breaks for billionaires. We’re going to keep fighting for as long as it takes to stop this cruelty and chaos.

ctmirror.org
Dan Rayfield
@danrayfield· OR· Jul 14, 2026

When you have fewer competitors in an industry, historically, that means less pressure to keep costs down.

missouriindependent.com
Andrea Joy Campbell
@andreajoycampbell· MA· Jul 14, 2026

I’m smiling because folks will just file bills and say, ‘Who’s going to enforce it?’ ‘The AG, of course,’ and we’re never asked, we’re never engaged.

commonwealthbeacon.org
Andrea Joy Campbell
@andreajoycampbell· MA· Jul 14, 2026

Your office will have a large role in implementation, so I’m assuming that your office is at the table as the Legislature considers this.

commonwealthbeacon.org
Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Jul 14, 2026

We have antitrust laws and merger controls for a reason, because competition is the lifeblood of a healthy and vibrant economy. Competition pushes companies to produce their best work, to innovate, and to offer fair and reasonable prices.

cbsnews.com
Aaron D. Ford
@aarondford· NV· Jul 13, 2026

Joe Lombardo’s failure to support birthright citizenship, the established law of our land, is yet more proof that he’s not fit to be our Governor.

nevadacurrent.com
Dan Rayfield
@danrayfield· OR· Jul 13, 2026

That’s less content diversity and less leverage for workers and vendors who depend on this very own industry.

newjerseymonitor.com
Josh Kaul
@joshkaul· WI· Jul 13, 2026

This unambiguous dismissal from the bipartisan Ethics Commission makes it even clearer that the Senate Oversight Committee is a partisan stunt.

wisconsinexaminer.com
Liz Murrill
@lizmurrill· LA· Jul 13, 2026

For too long, there have been little to no consequences for judicial misconduct that would have resulted in a suspension of any lawyer’s license to practice law.

lailluminator.com