Paramount to Pay $16 Million to Settle Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit

The settlement does not include a statement of apology or regret, and the money will not be paid to Trump directly or indirectly.
Paramount to Pay $16 Million to Settle Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit
The Paramount Global logo, in this illustration taken on Dec.17, 2024. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
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President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against CBS parent company Paramount over edits made to a “60 Minutes” interview was settled on July 2 after the media company agreed to pay $16 million, the company said.

Paramount said in a statement that the money would be allocated to Trump’s future presidential library and would not be paid to him directly or indirectly.

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