Paramount Agrees to pay Trump $16 million in CBS 60 Minutes lawsuit

[TemplarKormac]

Paramount has agreed to pay Trump $16 million to settle the lawsuit Trump filed against them over an edited interview on 60 Minutes during last year's election cycle. The interview in question involved Kamala Harris, and the lawsuit claimed that it was maliciously and deceptively edited to make her appear smarter and more competent in her Oct 7, 2024 interview.

Paramount agrees to pay $16 million to settle Trump's CBS ‘60 Minutes' lawsuit

President Trump had filed a $20-billion lawsuit claiming a ‘60 Minutes' interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris was manipulated to show her in a flattering light. Trump alleged the news interview was 'election-threatening.'

www.latimes.com

 

[TemplarKormac]

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

That money should be divided among Trump voters.

 

[TemplarKormac]

That money should be divided among Trump voters.

That would come out to roughly .25 cents per voter.

 

[badbob85037]

That money should be divided among Trump voters.

That would be about 25 cents.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

That would come out to roughly .25 cents per voter.

Invest wisely.

 

[Rambunctious]

The libs are going to go berserk...

 

[TemplarKormac]

Invest wisely.

lol.

 

[Concerned American]

lol.

I heard that is an "up front payment" To quote the article, the final award might go "north of $30 million."

 

[toobfreak]

Paramount has agreed to pay Trump $16 million to settle the lawsuit Trump filed against them

Paramount got off dirt cheap.

 

[toobfreak]

Invest wisely.

It costs a nickel now to make a penny and a dollar to stamp out a quarter, so I'd be out 75¢

 

[TemplarKormac]

I heard that is an "up front payment" To quote the article, the final award might go "north of $30 million."

Considering he wanted to sue for $20 billion... geez.

 

[Foxfyre]

That money should be divided among Trump voters.

Why? We were not harmed in any way.
and it cost us nothing. Trump got elected easily and convincingly anyway. I am happy for the money to go for whatever legal fees were involved and to help get more MAGA Republicans elected in the midterms.

Meanwhile a public settlement like that is pretty much an admission by that media source that they manipulated the interview in a deliberate way that constituted election interference. That should not go unpunished ever.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

It costs a nickel now to make a penny and a dollar to stamp out a quarter, so I'd be out 75¢

Maybe trump should pay paramount and that way save money for his voters.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

Why?

Because the propaganda scam was aimed at influencing potential trump voters.

 

[Concerned American]

Considering he wanted to sue for $20 billion... geez.

Yeah, I figured he'd hold out for at least $10B.

 

[Oswald Was Innocent]

Another source:

CBS, Paramount Forced to Pay Trump Massive 8-Figure Settlement for Deceptively Editing ’60 Minutes’ Kamala Harris Interview​

BREAKING: CBS, Paramount Forced to Pay Trump Massive 8-Figure Settlement for Deceptively Editing '60 Minutes' Kamala Harris Interview | The Gateway Pundit | by Cristina Laila

Paramount and CBS was forced to pay millions of dollars to President Trump and agreed to change its editorial policy in a settlement.

www.thegatewaypundit.com

 

[1srelluc]

TACO!

Trump Always Crushes Opponents!

 

[frigidweirdo]

Paramount to pay Trump $16m over 60 Minutes Kamala Harris interview

The media company noted the settlement does not include a statement of apology or regret.

www.bbc.com

So, this is a huge one for freedom of speech and for Trump's aims of becoming a dictator by using his presidential powers for his own gains, rather than for the country.

1) Trump sued Paramount for essentially airing an interview with his opponent.

The consequences of such a thing are totally ridiculous. There's so much stuff said about presidential candidates, lies, mistruths, all kinds of things, and it has been upheld as legal, constitutional etc. You're allowed to show interviews of political candidates.

2) So why did Paramount lose? Did they lose and pay Trump's library (Trump has a presidential library, hilarious seeing how Trump probably doesn't do books, or reading, much) $16 million? Nope, they didn't lose. The case didn't go to court for one reason. Paramount want a merger with Skydance media. And Trump, like China is does, has essentially said he can stop the merger going through if he doesn't like what happens.

Trump, using presidential powers, for his own ego, attacking political opponents and doing everything a dictatorship does.

 

[DonGlock26]

Fake News Media has to pay the man. The Orange Man.