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Paramount Pays $16M to Settle Trump’s Legal Battle

7/5/2025

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Paramount has shelled out $16 million to resolve Donald Trump's lawsuit regarding CBS's editing of an interview with Kamala Harris. Critics suggest Trump's baseless claims were a calculated attempt to sway FCC merger decisions, highlighting a troubling trend of him leveraging legal action against media and corporations for profit.

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Paramount has shelled out $16 million to resolve Donald Trump's lawsuit regarding CBS's editing of an interview with Kamala Harris. Critics suggest Trump's baseless claims were a calculated attempt to sway FCC merger decisions, highlighting a troubling trend of him leveraging legal action against media and corporations for profit.