President Donald Trump and Paramount World are reportedly nonetheless at an deadlock as they try to resolve his $20 billion lawsuit towards the corporate by mediation.
The Wall Avenue Journal reported Wednesday that Trump rejected a $15 million provide to settle his lawsuit. The president’s authorized group is allegedly demanding not less than $25 million and an apology from CBS Information. His group can be threatening one other lawsuit, in accordance with the report.
Trump’s lawyer didn’t reply to Fox Information Digital’s request for remark. Paramount declined to remark.
‘60 MINUTES’ STAFF STAND BY KAMALA HARRIS INTERVIEW AT THE CENTER OF TRUMP’S MAJOR PARAMOUNT LAWSUIT
President Donald Trump reportedly rejected a $15 million provide by Paramount World to settle his $20 billion lawsuit towards the corporate. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Photographs)
Final October, Trump sued CBS Information and Paramount for $10 billion over allegations of election interference involving the “60 Minutes” interview of then-Vice President Kamala Harris that aired weeks earlier than the presidential election (the quantity has since jumped to $20 billion).
The lawsuit alleges CBS Information deceitfully edited an alternate Harris had with “60 Minutes” correspondent Invoice Whitaker, who requested her why Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wasn’t “listening” to the Biden administration. Harris was extensively mocked for the “phrase salad” reply that aired in a preview clip of the interview on “Face the Nation.”
Nevertheless, when the identical query aired throughout a primetime particular on the community, Harris had a special, extra concise response. Critics on the time accused CBS Information of deceitfully enhancing Harris’ “phrase salad” reply to protect the Democratic nominee from additional backlash main as much as Election Day.
The uncooked transcript and pictures launched earlier this 12 months by the FCC confirmed that each units of Harris’ feedback got here from the identical response, however CBS Information had aired solely the primary half of her response within the “Face the Nation” preview clip and aired the second half throughout the primetime particular.
CBS Information has denied any wrongdoing and stands by the printed and its reporting.
‘60 MINUTES’ PRODUCERS RAIL AGAINST TRUMP’S ‘BULLS—‘ LAWSUIT, DREAD PROSPECTS OF PARAMOUNT MAKING SETTLEMENT
Invoice Whitaker’s “60 Minutes” interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris is on the heart of a high-stakes lawsuit. (Screenshots/CBS Information)
Shari Redstone, Paramount’s controlling shareholder who recused herself from settlement discussions in February, made clear that she needed to settle Trump’s lawsuit in hopes of clearing the pathway for Paramount’s multibillion-dollar deliberate merger with Skydance Media, which seeks approval from the Trump administration’s FCC.
Nevertheless, there was newsroom drama in latest months involving Redstone’s efforts to “maintain tabs” on the community’s reporting of Trump, not less than till the merger closes. That led to the abrupt resignation of “60 Minutes” government producer Invoice Owens, who claimed he might not preserve editorial independence.
Additionally fueling settlement rumors was final week’s ousting of CBS Information CEO Wendy McMahon, who cited disagreement with the corporate behind her departure.
CBS NEWS STAFFERS RATTLED BY CEO’S ABRUPT EXIT AS TRUMP LAWSUIT LOOMS OVER NETWORK
Invoice Owens, Wendy McMahon, Cecilia Vega and Scott Pelley on the CBS fall schedule celebration held at Paramount Studios on Could 2, 2024, in Los Angeles, California. Owens and McMahon each resigned from CBS this 12 months whereas Pelley blasted Trump at a graduation handle. (Getty Photographs)
CBS Information journalists stay defiant, together with “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley, who went viral together with his graduation handle at Wake Forest College repeatedly slamming Trump in addition to his lawsuit.
“Why assault universities? Why assault journalism? As a result of ignorance works for energy,” Pelley advised Wake Forest graduates. “First, make the reality seekers dwell in concern, sue the journalists and their firms for nothing. Then, ship masked brokers to abduct a school scholar who wrote an editorial in her school paper defending Palestinian rights and ship her to a jail in Louisiana charged with nothing. Then transfer to destroy the legislation corporations that arise for the rights of others.”
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“With that achieved, energy can rewrite historical past with grotesque false narratives. They’ll make criminals heroes and heroes criminals. Energy can change the definition of the phrases we use to explain actuality. Variety is now described as unlawful. Fairness is to be shunned. Inclusion is a grimy phrase. That is an previous playbook, my mates. There’s nothing new on this,” he continued.
Joseph A. Wulfsohn is a media reporter for Fox Information Digital. Story suggestions could be despatched to joseph.wulfsohn@fox.com and on Twitter: @JosephWulfsohn.
