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Sanders on Paramount-Trump Settlement: ‘A Dark Day’ for Independent Journalism
- On July 2, 2025, Paramount Global settled a lawsuit with President Donald Trump for $16 million over his claims about a deceptively edited 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris.
- The lawsuit followed Trump's October 2024 filing accusing CBS, owned by Paramount, of manipulating the interview to interfere in the 2024 election and violating the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act and federal Lanham Act.
- CBS and 60 Minutes defended the editing as standard editorial practice and argued the DTPA and Lanham Act do not apply to news broadcasts protected by the First Amendment.
- Trump claimed the edits cost him at least $10 billion in damages, but experts and legal observers widely described the lawsuit as groundless and the damages exaggerated.
- The settlement, discussed amid a pending $8 billion Paramount-Skydance merger under FCC review, drew condemnation from press freedom groups for potentially encouraging political influence over editorial journalism.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders Blasts Paramount Over "Bogus" $16m Payment to Trump - Legal Reader
“It’s pretty obvious why Paramount chose to surrender to Trump,” Sanders said. “The Redstone family is in line to receive $2.4 billion from the sale of Paramount to Skydance, but they can only receive this money if the Trump administration approves this deal.”
What Paramount's Trump settlement means for press freedom
Paramount agreed to pay Donald Trump $16 million to settle a lawsuit over a “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala Harris. Trump alleged the interview was edited to improve how Harris sounded, a claim CBS denied. Paramount said the funds will go to President Trump’s library, not him personally, and did not have to issue an apology as part of the deal. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Brian Stelter.
CBS Bows to Trump: Paramount Settles at $16 Million - Real News Now
Late last Tuesday, the mother corporation of CBS, Paramount, reluctantly settled a lawsuit brought on by US President Donald Trump. The case pertained to an interview conducted with Kamala Harris, once Vice President, aired by the network in October. Despite humbly accepting to pay shekels in the sum of $16 million, a clear victory for Trump, Paramount withheld any expression of regret or apology. Following accusations of deceptive editing and u…
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