Paramount Global settled Donald Trump's lawsuit against CBS concerning a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris, balancing merger risks and investor concerns. Trump claimed video editing altered Harris's response, demanding $20 billion. CBS countered that the interview was not doctored, providing full video footage. Initially, CBS pushed back against the lawsuit, deeming it a First Amendment violation. Over time, escalating merger pressures likely influenced CBS’s decision to settle. Rumors persisted about Paramount's urgency to conclude litigation and mitigate potential fallout from ongoing claims.
CBS released the full raw video footage and transcripts, insisting that the show's broadcast was not doctored or deceitful. Trump's accusation that they changed her answer simply is not true.
At the heart of Trump's complaints about the Harris interview are his claims that a question asked by Bill Whitaker and an answer given by the Democratic presidential candidate were edited to change the appearance of her answer.
Trump has been complaining about Harris's October interview with CBS's long-running Sunday evening program since it aired, filing a lawsuit right before the November election.
CBS initially took a strongly defiant tone in two motions to dismiss filed in March that challenged both the Texas venue and the underlying cause of action in the lawsuit, denouncing the lawsuit as an affront to the First Amendment.
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