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Trump settlement triggers 'widespread distress' at CBS News
- In late June 2025, Paramount Global settled Trump's $20 billion lawsuit over a '60 Minutes' interview with Harris, prompting staff outrage, according to reports.
- In October 2024, Trump sued CBS for $20 billion, alleging deceptive editing of a Harris interview to influence the 2024 election.
- Paramount Global will allocate $16 million to Trump’s future presidential library rather than pay him directly, even as CBS News insists '60 Minutes' did nothing wrong.
- CBS News faced internal outrage and staff resignations after Paramount settled Trump's lawsuit for $16 million, with reports describing a mood of 'disgust' at the decision.
- CBS’s new transcript rule and the settlement’s merger implications could reshape industry standards and influence FCC approval processes, setting a precedent for accountability in media.
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How Paramount's $16-million Trump settlement came together — and could've fallen apart
The high-stakes deal that came together this week resulted from months of back-and-forth among a constellation of power players with competing interests, including the president and mogul Shari Redstone.
Trump Claims ‘60 Minutes’ Settlement Is Worth as Much as $35 Million Including ‘Advertising’; Paramount Denies Deal Includes PSAs
Trump claimed the settlement over his '60 Minutes' lawsuit is worth up to $35 million, when factoring in 'advertising.' Paramount denied the settlement includes PSAs.
Trump's Media War: $56M in Settlements from ABC, CBS, and Facebook
ABC News, Facebook, and Paramount’s CBS have all paid millions to Trump over attempts to silence, censor, or maliciously impair his political career. President Donald Trump has triumphed in his legal crusade against the media, securing a staggering $56 million in settlements from three major companies: ABC News, Meta (Facebook), and Paramount Global. The payouts [...] The post Trump’s Media War: $56M in Settlements from ABC, CBS, and Facebook ap…
The film company behind CBS' news program '60 Minutes' is paying approximately 100 million kroner to Trump to settle a lawsuit over the editing of an interview with Kamala Harris during the election campaign.
Trump Claims CBS Settlement “Maybe $35M” Despite Paramount’s Denial Of PSAs & Ads On Top Of $16M Deal
Someone’s playing fast and loose with the real numbers, and, for once, it may not be Donald Trump — at least when it comes to POTUS’ recent multi-million dollar lawsuit settlement with CBS. Never one to let anyone else have the last word or reluctant to craft reality to his own connivence, Trump on Wednesday […]
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