Rob Bonta
The Public Record
I hope it’s not because of any pressure from the head of the Republican party, Donald Trump, on any those Republican entities, because antitrust cases should be non-partisan or bipartisan.
It’s not the government’s job to tell studios what films to make, how to make them, or how many to make.
The entertainment industry doesn't exist simply to hawk movies and TV shows like they're any other commodity.
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…
Antitrust enforcement is a check on billionaires currying favor with the president so he'll do their bidding and hand-pick winners and losers.
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.
The unlawful merger of these two entertainment behemoths would lead to higher prices, lower quality, and less content for film and television, harming movie theaters, basic cable distributors and, ultimately, audiences on every sofa and…
California’s film and entertainment industry touches the lives of Americans daily — it comes into the living rooms of families, has a starring role in many young people’s first dates, and is a point of immense pride and employment for…
Audiences on every sofa and in every movie (theater) seat would feel the impact of this unlawful merger.
Consolidation here not only leads to higher prices — it also leads to fewer opportunities for important stories to come to life, and fewer ways for audiences to encounter stories, ideas, and perspectives beyond their own experiences.
These numbers prove that the investments in community violence intervention over recent years and the commitment to effective partnerships and collaboration between federal, state, and local governments, law enforcement agencies, and…
This decision is about children born in this country who are entitled to the same dignity, the same protections and the same opportunities as every other American child.
California won’t stand idly by as the Trump Administration illegally strikes deals to kill offshore wind projects and replace them with more windfalls for his fossil fuel friends.
Let’s be clear: this illegal attempt from the Trump administration lets Sable profit at the expense of our environment and public health.
We sued President Trump over his attempt to unilaterally impose voting restrictions across the country — and we won.
Trump has 'weaponized' the Justice Department, saying it has shifted from pursuing criminal prosecutions to conducting 'political persecutions against political enemies.'
This is someone who's weaponized the U.S. DOJ time and time again. I think he's doing it now.
I know what I've concluded is that this is highly dubious — there's no trust in it.
Everyone knows that he could be president of the United States. So you put that situational awareness and context into this, and what do you conclude?
If that doesn't destroy trust and make you doubt the intent behind this probe, I don't know what else I can tell you.
The merger of Warner Bros and Paramount is not a done deal and remains under investigation by my office.
This is what they do, in campaigns and for political expenditures, they make sure that all the rules are being followed, disclosures are made, reporting is done right and accurately.
This is a different thing entirely, like this is the plan. The plan is to break the law.





