Paramount Global Discusses Settling Donald Trump Lawsuit Against CBS News As Media Companies Look To President’s Next Term
deadline.comExecutives at Paramount Global are discussing, internally and informally, what it might take to settle a lawsuit by incoming President Donald Trump against CBS News centered around a 60 Minutes interview with his then rival Kamala Harris, Deadline has confirmed.
Trump claimed the interview had been deceitfully edited to her benefit, filing the suit in late October in the Northern District of Texas.
CBS’ attorneys say Trump’s attempts to punish the network for its editorial judgments is barred by the First Amendment. CBS filed a motion to dismiss.
The federal judge there has given Trump until Jan. 24 to respond. Will it be moot? Settlements with Trump are flowing and capitulation in the air for executives of media (and tech) companies that will have business before the new administration.
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