washington senator richard blumenthal member judiciary committee say wednesday ask president donald trump top antitrust pick meet discuss contact white house regard t.n plan merge time warner twx.n blumenthal tell reporters capitol hill request meet makan delrahim wake new york time report white house advisers battle television news station cnn mull use government review merger plan leverage delrahim nominate assistant attorney general antitrust justice department await senate confirmation department antitrust division decide whether deal legal u.s. law white house ethically morally bar intervene say blumenthal connecticut democrat mere threat serious potential violation ethics tuesday bob quinn spokesman decline discuss report quinn say believe complete regulatory review close deal end year blumenthal also say write ceos time warner report blumenthal remark echo senator amy klobuchar top democrat judiciary committee antitrust panel say last week letter attorney general jeff sessions political interference antitrust enforcement unacceptable trump comment publicly deal since election campaign say example power structure rig much concentration power hand few blumenthal say delrahim yet respond request justice department decline comment blumenthal ask antitrust pick discuss white house role deal