Paramount To Pay $16M In Settlement With Trump

Paramount says it has agreed to pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump over the editing of CBS’ “60 Minutes” interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris in October. The parent company of CBS told media outlets that the money will go to Trump’s future presidential library, not to the president himself. It said the settlement did not involve an apology. Trump’s lawyer said the president had suffered “mental anguish” over the editing of the interview by CBS News. Paramount and CBS have rejected Trump’s contention that the interview was edited to enhance how Harris sounded. A press advocacy group has threatened to sue if Paramount settled the case.