Paramount to tap former Trump official to join legal team

A former top official in the Trump Administration, Makan Delrahim, is in advanced talks to join the newly merged Paramount Global in a major legal role, according to sources with direct knowledge. Delrahim, who served as Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division at the Department of Justice during President Trump’s first term, has become one of David Ellison’s key advisors over the last few years.Since leaving government, Delrahim has been a partner at Latham & Watkins, where he leads the firm’s ...