Reports also say network will correct its editorial procedures with a new ‘Trump rule,’ that will call for releasing promptly the full, unedited transcripts of future presidential candidates’ interviews
WND By Bob Unruh
A payment of an immediate $16 million plus another sum that is expected to push the total well beyond $30 million will be made by Paramount Global and CBS to President Donald Trump to settle his lawsuit charging the broadcast corporation with election interference.
What happened was CBS substituted a coherent answer from another part of the interview for a rambling, incoherent rant delivered by Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris during an interview during the heat of the 2024 campaign.
A report from Fox News said the $16 million will cover legal fees, costs of the case and contributions to a future presidential library, or charitable cause, to be determined by Trump alone.
“There is an anticipation that there will be another allocation in the mid-eight figures set aside for advertisements, public service announcements, or other similar transmissions, in support of conservative causes by the network in the future, Fox News Digital has learned. With these considerations, CBS would pay well in excess of the $15 million ABC paid Trump to settle a defamation lawsuit last year. Current Paramount management disputes the additional allocation.”
Paramount Global and CBS agreed late Tuesday to pay President Trump a sum that could reach north of $30 million to settle an election interference lawsuit. The network has also agreed to promptly release full, unedited transcripts of future presidential candidates’ interviews, an… pic.twitter.com/PBZwJtK7a3
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 2, 2025
🚨BREAKING: Paramount, CBS’s parent company, agrees to a $16 million settlement in President Trump’s lawsuit over the edited 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris.
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Further, the report said, CBS will update its editorial standards to include a new rule: the prompt release of full, unedited transcripts of future presidential candidates’ interviews,” what has been referred to as the “Trump Rule.”
BREAKING 🚨 Paramount CBS is FORCED to pay eight-figures, $16 MILLION to settle with Trump 🔥
Mainstream Media will NO LONGER get away with LYING to the American Public about Trump
LET’S MAKE THIS VIRAL ON 𝕏 👏 pic.twitter.com/foIteRwQaE
— MAGA Voice (@MAGAVoice) July 2, 2025
Trump’s legal action had demanded $20 billion over the election interference inflicted on his campaign by “60 Minutes.”
“With this record settlement, President Donald J. Trump delivers another win for the American people as he, once again, holds the Fake News media accountable for their wrongdoing and deceit. CBS and Paramount Global realized the strength of this historic case and had no choice but to settle. President Trump will always ensure that no one gets away with lying to the American People as he continues on his singular mission to Make America Great Again,” an official with Trump’s legal said told Fox.
The report said CBS “is not acknowledging any journalistic wrongdoing.”
“The settlement will include a release of all claims regarding any CBS reporting through the date of the settlement, including the Texas action and the threatened defamation action,” Paramount confirmed.
It was Bill Whitaker who asked Harris why Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wasn’t “listening” to the Biden-Harris regime. When the clip first aired, Harris was widely mocked for a “word salad,” often nonsensical rants for which she has become well-known.
Later, on primetime, her answer was different, and more concise.
