Paramount Global In Discussions With Donald Trump To Settle ’60 Minutes’ Lawsuit

We can confirm that Paramount Global has been in extensive talks with Donald Trump’s team regarding a settlement to resolve his lawsuit against CBS over the editing of a 60-minute interview with Kamala Harris last year.

Although he was not involved in the 60-minutes piece, he sued the network for $10 billion under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, which deals with false advertising in general. However, Paramount Global is requesting regulatory approval for its sale to Skydance, which requires the Trump administration’s approval. Brendan Carr, Trump’s nominee to lead the FCC, has stated that the 60-minute interview will be included in the FCC’s review of the deal.

The New York Times, which first reported on the talks with Trump, reported that Paramount Global’s controlling shareholder Shari Redstone has strongly supported

This shouldn’t come as a surprise. Going forward, a deal would be much simpler for Shari and the entire business, a Paramount insider informed us this evening.

Trump had alleged after the interview that it was manipulated because Harris’s answer to a question about Gaza in a 60 Minutes promo differed from the one that was broadcast. However, CBS vehemently defended the interview, denying that it was dishonest and asserting that the different response on the show was only done for time. “The same question,” the show itself stated. The same response. However, another part of the answer

In the news industry, cutting responses for length is also standard procedure. In reaction to Trump’s lawsuit, CBS referred to the legal dispute as “completely without merit” and said that it would “vigorously defend against it.