CBS staff alarmed by reports of settlement talks with Trump over '60 Minutes' Harris interview

[ificandream]

Source: CNN

By Brian Stelter, CNN
Updated 5:56 PM EST, Fri January 31, 2025

Journalists, including some at CBS News, are expressing alarm at reports that CBS parent company Paramount Global is trying to settle a legally dubious lawsuit lodged by President Donald Trump last fall.

Trump sued CBS after an October “60 Minutes” interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris – Trump’s opponent in the presidential campaign – included an edit that Trump said was unfairly favorable to Harris. Despite legal experts’ widespread assertion that CBS’ editorial judgment was protected by the First Amendment, The New York Times Thursday night reported that a settlement was in the works.

That sparked outrage in CBS’ newsroom. “Trump’s lawsuit was a joke, but if we settle, we become the laughingstock,” a CBS correspondent said on condition of anonymity.

CBS in October called the suit meritless and said at the time “we will vigorously defend against it.” A Paramount spokesperson on Friday declined to comment. A lawyer for Trump, Edward Paltzik, did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but he told The Times that “real accountability for CBS and Paramount will ensure that the president is compensated for the harm done to him.”

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/31/media/cbs-trump-settlement-60-minutes/index.html

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I firmly agree with the last paragraph.

[Irish_Dem]

1. The media is not supposed to give any air time to Trump's opponents.

Especially if the opponent makes a favorable impression.

[Lovie777]

2. 1st - secure the media..................

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Making CBS responsible for what VP Harris said in a political campaign???

And her having First Amendment rights???

This is crazy!

[Evolve Dammit]

4. Insanity

[Historic NY]

5. Bowing down

[PSPS]

6. William Paley is rolling in his grave ... again

[louis-t]

7. Every time someone 'settles' a lawsuit with him, it makes him stronger.

This is bullshit.

[iemanja]

8. This is what happens when megacorps own news outlets.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

9. The phony lawsuits are a legal loophole to funnel money to Trump.

Just like the META lawsuit. I wouldn't be surprised if the negotiations went something like Trump's lawyers asking for 10 million and Paramount saying "How about 15 million"