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Elizabeth Warren Calls for 'Investigation' Into Paramount's Trump Settlement Amid Pending Merger Approval: 'Looks Like Bribery'
- Paramount Global agreed late Tuesday to pay $16 million to settle a $20 billion lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump over a 60 Minutes interview before the 2024 election.
- The settlement followed Paramount's refusal to respond to a congressional inquiry amid concerns that Trump administration approval is needed for Paramount’s $8 billion merger with Skydance.
- Senators Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Ron Wyden warned the settlement could violate anti-bribery laws and called for a full investigation into potential corruption.
- Warren remarked that Paramount folding while needing merger approval from the Trump administration 'could be bribery in plain sight,' and FCC commissioner Anna Gomez said this sets a 'dangerous precedent' for press freedom.
- The settlement raises concerns about political influence over media companies seeking regulatory approval and has prompted calls for legislation to restrict donations to presidential libraries and protect independent journalism.
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Elizabeth Warren Calls for 'Investigation' Into Paramount's Trump Settlement Amid Pending Merger Approval: 'Looks Like Bribery'
Donald Trump was awarded $16 million in a settlement with CBS News and Paramount after suing over a "60 Minutes" interview he favored Kamala Harris.
Institutional Failure: CBS Wimps Out, Pays Trump $16 Million Bribe To Settle Baseless Lawsuit
As predicted, CBS execs have folded like damp cardboard and decided to pay Donald Trump $16 million in an incredible and historic act of cowardice. CBS, seeking FCC regulatory approval for its $8 billion merger with Skydance, wanted to settle a completely baseless Trump lawsuit falsely alleging that 60 Minutes misleadingly edited an election season…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren questions whether $16 million Paramount settlement with Trump was bribery
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is questioning whether the $16 million settlement President Trump won against Paramount Global is "bribery in plain sight" to obtain the administration's approval of its proposed merger.
“No One Is Happy About It.” CBS Staffers Were Tired of the Paramount Drama, but the Settlement Intensifies Media-Capitulation Concerns
As Elizabeth Warren calls for an investigation, staffers within the news division of the media giant have expressed a combination of disappointment and “acceptance” over a settlement with Donald Trump that was “out of their hands.”
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