Trump rejects Paramount’s $15 million offer to settle CBS News lawsuit: Report
president Donald Trump And Paramount Global is still at a dead end as it seeks to settle a $20 billion lawsuit against the company through mediation.
Fox News Digital confirmed that Trump has rejected a $15 million offer to settle his lawsuit, according to sources familiar with the matter. The president’s legal team has also requested an apology from CBS News at least $25 million. Trump’s lawyers even came to light another lawsuit against the company.
Trump’s refusal to settle was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.
Trump’s lawyers did not respond Fox News DigitalRequest a comment. Paramount declined to comment.
President Donald Trump rejected Paramount Global’s $15 million offer and settled a $20 billion lawsuit against the company. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Last October, Trump sued CBS News and Paramount for $10 billion over allegations of election interference, including a “60-minute” interview with then-President Kamala Harris, which aired weeks before the presidential election (that amount jumped to $20 billion).
The lawsuit alleges that CBS News deceived and edited the exchange held by “60 minutes” correspondent Bill Whitaker and Harris. Harris was widely laughed out About the answer to “Word Salad,” which aired in a preview clip of the “Face the Nation” interview.
However, if the same question was aired during the Primetime Special on the network, Harris responded differently, more concisely. Critics at the time accused CBS news of deceiving Harris’s “ward salad” answer and compiling it to protect Democratic candidates from further backlash until Election Day.
The raw transcript and footage released earlier this year by the FCC showed that both sets of Harris’ comments came from the same response, but CBS News aired only the first half of her answer in the “Face the Nation” preview clip, and the second half aired during the Prime Time Special.
CBS News denied fraud and supports the broadcast and its report.
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Bill Whitaker’s “60 minutes” interview with then-president Kamala Harris is at the heart of the high stakes lawsuit. (Screenshot/CBS News)
Paramount’s ruling shareholder Shari Redstone, who rejected himself from the February settlement debate, has revealed he wants to settle Trump’s lawsuit in the hopes of clearing the path of a multi-billion-dollar planned merger with Skydance Media, seeking approval from the Trump administration from the FCC.
But there have been newsroom dramas in recent months, including Redstone’s efforts to “monitor” Trump’s network reports, at least until the merger closes. That led to the sudden resignation of “60 Minutes” executive producer Bill Owens.
It was also the expulsion of CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon last week that fueled the reconciliation rumours, citing disagreements with the company behind her departure.
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Bill Owens, Wendy McMahon, Cecilia Vega and Scott Pelley took place at the CBS Fall Schedule Celebration held on May 2, 2024 at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California. Owens and McMahon both resigned from CBS this year, with Perry blowing up Trump in his opening speech. (Getty Images)
CBS News Journalists remain rebellious, including “60 minutes” correspondent Scott Perry. Condemn Trump and his lawsuit.
“Why attack universities? Why attack journalism? Because ignorance works for power,” Perry told Wake Forest alumni. “First, let those seeking the truth live in fear, and sue them to the journalists and their companies for anything, and send masked agents to them. We invite university students to She wrote an editorial for a university paper defending Palestine rights, sending her to a Louisiana prison where nothing was charged. They then move to destroy law firms that support others’ rights. ”
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“After it’s over, power can rewrite history with grotesque false stories. They can make criminal heroes and heroic criminals. Power can change the definition of words used to describe reality. Diversity is now said to be illegal.