New Jersey attorney general drives wedge between state leaders over Paramount merger lawsuit

Multiple New Jersey state leaders, including Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), appear to be at odds with Democratic state Attorney General Jennifer Davenport’s decision to take part in a 12-state antitrust lawsuit against Paramount Skydance’s pending merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Sherrill declined to answer whether she supports Davenport’s litigation led by California, but instead praised…