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Stephen Colbert Jokes About Paramount's Rumored $50M Trump Settlement, Offers Legal Help
- Stephen Colbert joked on The Late Show about Paramount Global possibly settling Donald Trump's $20 billion lawsuit for up to $50 million in 2025.
- The suit arose from Trump's claim that CBS News edited a Kamala Harris interview unfairly, while Paramount awaits regulatory approval amid legal pressure.
- Executives Wendy McMahon and Bill Owens left CBS News citing editorial interference during settlement talks, reflecting internal tension over the lawsuit's handling.
- Colbert humorously offered to testify on Trump's behalf for fifty million dollars, criticizing the lawsuit as setting a dangerous example that enables media to be extorted by autocratic demands, and remarked that this outcome results from yielding to authoritarian pressure.
- The potential settlement has drawn scrutiny from senators warning about federal bribery risks, indicating broader legal and ethical implications for Paramount and media independence.
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