Paramount Settles Trump Lawsuit over CBS Report with $16m Payout

Bernie Sanders blasts Paramount, says lawsuit settlement will further embolden Trump to attack media

Sanders says CBS parent set bad precedent in case of 'government extortion.'

Fox News host proclaims Paramount’s settlement with Trump as a win for the little guy

‘It turns out that you actually can go up against the system and actually put up some wins like this,’ Charlie Hurt exclaimed on Wednesday.

Paramount Global’s George Cheeks Defends CBS Settlement With Donald Trump — Better Than “Being Mired In Uncertainty And Distraction”

The morning after Paramount Global agreed to a $16 million payout to settle Donald Trump’s lawsuit against CBS and 60 Minutes, co-CEO George Cheeks stepped up to defend the move at the company’s annual shareholder meeting. In a brief Q&A, one stockholder asked what drove the company’s decision to settle. “Yes, the company has agreed in principle to settle the lawsuit, and as reported, it does not include an apology,” said Cheeks. “Now as to …

Paramount settles Trump lawsuit over CBS report with $16m payout

US media group Paramount has agreed to pay $16m (£11.6m) to settle a lawsuit filed by Donald Trump over what he alleged was a misleading interview with the former vice president Kamala Harris.

Paramount to pay $16M in settlement with Trump over ’60 Minutes’ interview

In a case seen as a challenge to free speech, Paramount has agreed to pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump over the editing of CBS' " 60 Minutes" interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris in October.

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