Donald Trump filed a lawsuit in October last year, claiming that the network “insidiously assembled the interview”, which was broadcast in the information program “60 minutes” with his rival in the presidential election Kamala Harris. According to the president, the station went to this step to “tip the scales in favor of the Democratic Party.”
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As the BBC informs, The media giant Paramount stated that he would pay for a lawsuit, but the money will be allocated to the future presidential library Trumpnot paid to him “directly or indirectly”. The company noticed that the settlement does not include apology or regret.
Spokesman for the legal team Trump quickly hailed the settlement with the “victory of the American nation” over “false media”. “CBS and Paramount Global were aware of the strength of this historical matter and had no other choice but to go to a settlement. President Trump always will ensure that no one would get away with the Americans,” added the spokesman of the president, whose words cite the BBC.
Trump got his way. Television will pay for an interview with Kamala Harris
CBS station, which is owned by Paramount, she maintained earlier that the case was “completely unfounded” and asked the judge to dismiss it. It was emphasized that the transmission “has not been falsified or cheated“.
The settlement means the latest concession to the American media company to the president who attacked the media in connection with what he defines as false or misleading relationships.
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According to a lawsuit filed at the Federal Court in Texas, The CBS station broadcast two versions of the Harris interview, in which it gave various answers to the same question about war in the Gaza Strip. The CBS station maintains that it has assembled Harris's answer on time, in accordance with the standards of television news.
As BBC reminds, Trump brought a trial and originally demanded $ 10 billion, and later this amount was later increased to $ 20 billion. for damages. In May this year, the company offered $ 15 million. for a settlement, but Trump demanded over $ 25 million.
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In the published statement, Paramount confirmed that the settlement fee included the president's legal costs. The station also agreed that the “60 minutes” program will publish transcripts of interviews with future presidential candidates.
During the lasting month of settlement talks, some directors of CBS News, including the chief director of Wendy McMahon, left their positions because they did not want to apologize to Trump.
