CBS News (Paramount)

Description

CBS News; broadcast news division whose parent Paramount settled a Trump lawsuit for $16M while seeking federal merger approval

Background

CBS News is the news division of the CBS broadcast network, owned by Paramount. Donald Trump sued CBS and Paramount for $20 billion over an edit to a 60 Minutes interview, a suit legal experts called meritless; Paramount, which simultaneously needed FCC approval for a merger, settled for $16 million paid to Trump’s presidential library. CBS also preemptively pulled a scheduled interview with a Democratic state legislator from The Late Show amid administration pressure on broadcasters.

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