Paramount / CBS News

Date

Jul 2, 2025

Sector

Media

Response

Settled

Amount

$16M

Source

cnbc.com ↗

Pressure applied

Trump suit over the editing of a '60 Minutes' interview, filed while the Skydance merger needed FCC approval

What was demanded

Damages, and an on-air apology which was not given

What happened

$16M mostly to the presidential library; CBS agreed to release full interview transcripts in future

Where it stands

The FCC approved the $8bn Paramount-Skydance merger three weeks later.

Period

Second term

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