Paramount will settle with Trump for $16 million over ’60 Minutes’ Kamala Harris interview

Paramount has agreed to pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump over the editing of a 60 Minutes interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris. The money will go towards Trump's future presidential library, not to the president himself. Trump's lawyer claimed the president suffered "mental anguish" due to the editing, which Paramount and CBS rejected. The lawsuit was seen as a challenge to free speech and was closely watched by press freedom advocates and journalists. Paramount and CBS had sought to get the lawsuit dismissed, calling it "completely without merit". As part of the settlement, 60 Minutes will release transcripts of future interviews with presidential candidates, subject to redactions for legal and national security concerns. Trump had protested the editing of Harris' answers, claiming it caused confusion and misled voters. The settlement comes as Paramount seeks approval for its proposed merger with Skydance Media. Two CBS executives who opposed the settlement have recently resigned. This is not the first time Trump has settled a lawsuit with a media company, having previously settled with ABC News and Meta.