{"id":2454653,"date":"2025-07-02T09:53:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T13:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paramount-settles-with-trump-over-60-minutes-controversy\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T09:54:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T13:54:12","slug":"paramount-settles-with-trump-over-60-minutes-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paramount-settles-with-trump-over-60-minutes-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"Paramount settles with Trump over \u201860 Minutes\u2019 controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fparamount-settles-with-trump-over-60-minutes-controversy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2454653&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Paramount Global, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youtube-suspends-demonetizes-one-america-news-network\/\" title=\"YouTube Suspends, Demonetizes One America News Network\">parent company<\/a> of CBS News, has reached a settlement with former President Donald Trump, agreeing to pay him $16 million. This settlement is related to a lawsuit Trump filed over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-build-back-better-budget-includes-80b-wealth-transfer-to-illegal-aliens\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s &#039;Build Back Better&#039; Budget Includes B Wealth Transfer to Il... Aliens\">edits made<\/a> to a *60 Minutes* interview with Vice president Kamala Harris during her presidential campaign. Trump claimed that the edits misrepresented Harris&#8217;s responses, calling the situation &#8220;the biggest scandal in broadcast history.&#8221; While Paramount stated that the edits were made purely for time constraints and were not manipulative, the settlement does not include any apology. <\/p>\n<p>As part of the agreement, CBS will now release transcripts of interviews with presidential candidates after they air, with some legal redactions. Trump&#8217;s legal team hailed the settlement as a victory for accountability against misleading media practices. Additionally, Paramount is seeking approval for a significant merger with Skydance Media, valued at $28 billion. This settlement follows another where ABC News paid Trump $15 million over comments made by George Stephanopoulos, with ABC also issuing a statement of regret.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Paramount settles with Trump over &lsquo;60 Minutes&rsquo; controversy for $16 million<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2163622\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">CBS News&rsquo;s parent company, Paramount Global, announced Tuesday it will pay President&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump<\/a>&nbsp;$16 million to settle his lawsuit over edits made to a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3415717\/wendy-mcmahon-cbs-trump-60-minutes-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>60 Minutes<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris during her presidential campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Trump claimed the edits made to Harris&rsquo;s interview were &ldquo;the biggest scandal in broadcast history: they actually took her answer out and gave her a different answer after it was shot.&rdquo; The network said the interview was edited for time purposes, but not doctored.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3459117\/john-thune-trump-agenda-business-model-guide-senate-battles\/\">Thune: Trump agenda &#8216;business model&#8217; to guide future Senate battles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3459355\/what-to-know-about-the-ice-tracking-app\/\">What to know about the ICE tracking app<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3460118\/doj-dhs-diverted-assist-ice-deportations-illegal-immigrants-trump\/\">Trump calls up nonimmigration officers to help execute ICE deportation operation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;The settlement does not include a statement of apology or regret,&rdquo; Paramount Global said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Company has agreed that in the future, <em>60 Minutes<\/em> will release transcripts of interviews with eligible U.S. presidential candidates after such interviews have aired, subject to redactions as required for legal or national security concerns,&rdquo; the statement continued.<\/p>\n<p>Since taking office, Trump has teased the idea that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3379095\/trump-trashes-60-minutes-calls-on-fcc-strip-cbs-license\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Federal Communications Commission<\/a> could strip CBS News of its license over the matter. Trump&rsquo;s legal team celebrated the settlement, which was months in the making.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With this record settlement, President Donald J. Trump delivers another win for the American people as he, once again, holds the Fake News media accountable for their wrongdoing and deceit,&rdquo; a spokesperson for Trump&rsquo;s legal team told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;CBS and Paramount Global realized the strength of this historic case and had no choice but to settle. President Trump will always ensure that no one gets away with lying to the American People as he continues on his singular mission to Make America Great Again,&rdquo; the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/weve-identified-450000-ballots-that-miraculously-only-have-a-vote-for-joe-biden-sidney-powell-drops-a-bomb-on-sunday-morning-futures-video\/\" title=\"&quot;We&#039;ve Identified 450,000 Ballots that Miraculously ONLY have a Vote for Joe Biden&quot; - Sidney Powell Drops a BOMB on Sunday Morning Futures (Video)\">legal battle<\/a>, Paramount Global is seeking approval from the Trump administration to merge with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3072599\/paramount-skydance-merger-entertainment-shake-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Skydance Media<\/a>. The combined company would be worth $28 billion. Their merger has been in the works for a year.<\/p>\n<p>Executive producer Bill Owens <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3388001\/bill-owens-60-minutes-producer-resigns-cbs-lawsuit-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\">announced<\/a>&nbsp;in April that he was resigning from the show after 26 years. CBS News President&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3415717\/wendy-mcmahon-cbs-trump-60-minutes-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wendy McMahon<\/a>&nbsp;also left<\/span> in the month following.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3435000\/abc-news-terry-moran-suspended-rant-world-class-hater-stephen-miller\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>ABC NEWS&rsquo;S TERRY MORAN SUSPENDED AFTER ONLINE RANT ON &lsquo;WORLD-CLASS HATER&rsquo; STEPHEN MILLER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The settlement comes after ABC News settled with Trump in a lawsuit over host George Stephanopoulos&rsquo;s comment that the president was &ldquo;liable for rape.&rdquo; His network will <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >pay  million<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>In addition to the settlement, ABC News issued a statement of regret at the bottom of an online article that contained the clip of Stephanopoulos&rsquo;s comment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2163622\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2163622\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paramount pays Trump $16 million to settle &#8217;60 Minutes&#8217; lawsuit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2454654,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CBS-News-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[42153,54802,9811,3634],"class_list":["post-2454653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-60-minutes","tag-paramount-2","tag-settlement","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CBS-News-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2454653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2454653"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2454653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2454657,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2454653\/revisions\/2454657"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2454654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2454653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2454653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2454653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}