#trump-lawsuit

#trump-lawsuit

Kroft highlighted the fear within Paramount, stating, "I think there's a lot of fear over there fear of losing their job, fear of what's happening to the country, fear of losing the First Amendment, all of those things." He suggested that the impending merger motivated executives to settle the lawsuit to avoid potential financial loss, stating that "billions being on the line was more important to executives than fighting a ridiculous lawsuit." Kroft called the settlement a shakedown, underscoring that it ultimately worked in the president's favor.

The $16 million settlement over an interview CBS' 60 Minutes conducted last fall with then-Vice President Kamala Harris smooths the path for Redstone and Paramount to secure the approval of the Federal Communications Commission to sell the company to Skydance Media.

Upon his departure, [Owens] wrote in a memo to staff that the show no longer had editorial independence from the corporate side.

Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against pollster Ann Selzer and The Des Moines Register, claiming their poll conducted days before the election interfered with the democratic process.