Permanent record
Paramount agreed to a $16 million settlement of Trump's 60 Minutes editing lawsuit
- Event date
- Category
- Media litigation
- Posture:
- Civil settlement — no merits judgment or apology
Paramount said the $16 million would go to Trump's future presidential library, not to him personally, and that the agreement included no apology. CBS and Paramount had denied the suit's merits; Trump's lawyers called the settlement a win. The settlement did not adjudicate whether the broadcast was deceptive or defamatory.
Dated sources
- — Associated Press (Independent reporting)
- — Reuters (Wire-service reporting)
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Canonical citation
Paramount agreed to a $16 million settlement of Trump's 60 Minutes editing lawsuit. Donaldtrumpler.com. https://donaldtrumpler.com/records/2025-07-02-paramount-trump-settlement/
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