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Paramount agrees to pay Trump $16 Million in 60 Minutes lawsuit settlement

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President Donald Trump has secured a high-profile legal win against one of America’s media giants — and the payout is massive.

Donald Trump is no stranger to making deals — or taking matters to court. And this time, the president came out on top.

Paramount Global, the parent company of CBS, has now agreed to a $16 million settlement in a legal battle brought by Trump over an edited interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris that aired on the iconic news program 60 Minutes.

Trump alleged the network intentionally edited the interview to make Harris look smarter and more composed, giving her an unfair edge during the presidential race.

The settlement doesn’t come with an apology or admission of wrongdoing from CBS or Paramount — but it does include a hefty financial agreement, reportedly covering Trump’s legal fees and earmarking funds for his future presidential library.

According to a spokesperson for Trump’s legal team, “CBS and Paramount Global realized the strength of this historic case and had no choice but to settle.”

The interview that sparked it all
The case centers around two versions of an interview with Kamala Harris — one that aired on 60 Minutes and another on Face the Nation. Trump claimed that Harris’s response to a question about the Biden administration’s position on the Israel-Gaza conflict was edited in a way that concealed her so-called “word salad” and avoided backlash.

Trump’s attorney argued that the way CBS edited the interview caused the president significant emotional distress, saying he endured “mental anguish” as a result.

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