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Paramount to Pay Trump $16 Million to Settle ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit

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Paramount has agreed to pay President Trump $16 million to settle his lawsuit over the editing of an interview on the CBS News program “60 Minutes,” the company said late Tuesday, an extraordinary concession to a sitting president by a major media organization.

Paramount said its payment includes Mr. Trump’s legal fees and costs and that the money, minus the legal fees, will be paid to Mr. Trump’s future presidential library.

As part of the settlement, Paramount also agreed to release transcripts of “60 Minutes” interviews with eligible U.S. presidential candidates after such interviews have aired, subject to redactions as required for legal or national security concerns. The settlement does not include an apology.
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GOOD!

The liberal news media cannot distort the news in favor of a presidential candidate (even though it didn't work). I hope David Ellison restores neutrality and fairness once he takes control of Paramount! The news media tried to hand the election to a failed candidate!
 
Bucky said:

GOOD!

The liberal news media cannot distort the news in favor of a presidential candidate (even though it didn't work). I hope David Ellison restores neutrality and fairness once he takes control of Paramount! The news media tried to hand the election to a failed candidate!
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You realize media can't hand anything to anybody, but let's compare this to the almost billion dollar payout by fox for lying, since you want to talk about media, the conservative media is much much worse.

I assume you're hoping that neutrality and fairness get restored to conservative media too, correct? Somehow I doubt you are
 
Bucky said:
The liberal news media cannot distort the news in favor of a presidential candidate (even though it didn't work). I hope David Ellison restores neutrality and fairness once he takes control of Paramount! The news media tried to hand the election to a failed candidate!
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How did they do that, by interviewing her? Was there a scene where she screamed, "I Hope the Haitians Eat Your Dog!" that they edited out?

Come on, get real. No one is served by News becoming bland and sterile because a bigger corporation wants to sell you Corn Flakes.
 
Paramount also admits to no wrongdoing.

So basically, Trump is shaking down the media because he’s having a gigantic hissy fit if people don’t show him in the way he wants to be portrayed - and Paramount threw some $ towards his presidential library fund so he’d shut up and go away and let their business dealings go ahead without interference.

Back room handshakes all around - media mergers go through without scrutiny and Trump gets a headline to soothe his ego.

🤷‍♀️
 
BirdinHand said:
Paramount also admits to no wrongdoing.

So basically, Trump is shaking down the media because he’s having a gigantic hissy fit if people don’t show him in the way he wants to be portrayed - and Paramount threw some $ towards his presidential library fund so he’d shut up and go away and let their business dealings go ahead without interference.

Back room handshakes all around - media mergers go through without scrutiny and Trump gets a headline to soothe his ego.

🤷‍♀️
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I don’t think it is ego. That was performance; Trump is a TV personality after all. This was straight forward graft.
 
So if Rogan Edited his interview with Trump to eliminate a lot of his garbage word salad and avoidance of answering questions directly, that would be fine?

Better yet, what if Fox News did something like that for a Trump interview?

At the end of the day, if you don't think that what 60 minutes did was at least a little bit intellectually dishonest, then your political bias is blinding you.
 
Bucky said:

GOOD!

The liberal news media cannot distort the news in favor of a presidential candidate (even though it didn't work). I hope David Ellison restores neutrality and fairness once he takes control of Paramount! The news media tried to hand the election to a failed candidate!
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deadline.com

Paramount Settles Donald Trump Lawsuit, Clearing Path For Skydance Merger; Company Shoots Down “Media Speculation” About PSA Outlay Beyond $16M Payment – Update

Trump said the show's interview with then-presidential candidate Kama Harris was deceptively edited.
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Lol, Trump got .08% of what he was suing for.
 
KevinKohler said:
So if Rogan Edited his interview with Trump to eliminate a lot of his garbage word salad and avoidance of answering questions directly, that would be fine?

Better yet, what if Fox News did something like that for a Trump interview?

At the end of the day, if you don't think that what 60 minutes did was at least a little bit intellectually dishonest, then your political bias is blinding you.
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They do it all the time. Those networks have edited things they have filmed with Trump a lot. It happens all the time.

 
j brown's body said:
Its all part of Trump's war on free speech.
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It's really quite alarming how he has used the power of his office against anyone who dares speak against him or whom he perceives as his enemy. Even more alarming is the willingness of so many to cheer on the abuse of office.
 
Callen said:
It's really quite alarming how he has used the power of his office against anyone who dares speak against him or whom he perceives as his enemy. Even more alarming is the willingness of so many to cheer on the abuse of office.
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Despite this case, the media landscape still overwhelmingly tilts left and portrays Trump in the most negative light in almost all instances. Alas, this is just the air we breathe.

Perhaps this will cause these biased outlets to consider their editorial decisions more carefully. IOW hide their inherent biases better.

Some of us are old enough to remember recent past administrations going directly after reporters. Threatening them with jail time.
 
So, having trousered $16 million I guess Trump won't be begging MAGAs for money any more, or trying to sell his tacky and tasteless 'merch', or fleecing the American public any longer? It's a beautiful dream, but I know I'll wake up soon...
 
SuperDS77 said:
Despite this case, the media landscape still overwhelmingly tilts left and portrays Trump in the most negative light in almost all instances. Alas, this is just the air we breathe.

Perhaps this will cause these biased outlets to consider their editorial decisions more carefully. IOW hide their inherent biases better.
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Whatever. It is a bribe. And if Trump doesn't hold up his end of the bargain, it will be the last he gets and he will be forced to go back to shaking people down for his protection racket.
 
SuperDS77 said:
Despite this case, the media landscape still overwhelmingly tilts left and portrays Trump in the most negative light in almost all instances. Alas, this is just the air we breathe.

Perhaps this will cause these biased outlets to consider their editorial decisions more carefully. IOW hide their inherent biases better.

Some of us are old enough to remember recent past administrations going directly after reporters. Threatening them with jail time.
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I also remember reporters being largely responsible for Tricky Dickie's downfall. Bias does have its benefits.
 
SuperDS77 said:
Despite this case, the media landscape still overwhelmingly tilts left and portrays Trump in the most negative light in almost all instances. Alas, this is just the air we breathe.

Perhaps this will cause these biased outlets to consider their editorial decisions more carefully. IOW hide their inherent biases better.

Some of us are old enough to remember recent past administrations going directly after reporters. Threatening them with jail time.
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Facts tend to lean left, and Trump is a negative person so therefore most of honest reporting about him will lean negative, portray him in the negative.

Just like reporting about Jeffrey Epstein or many others who are now considered infamous tend to portray those infamous people in the negative.
 
roguenuke said:
Facts tend to lean left, and Trump is a negative person so therefore most of honest reporting about him will lean negative, portray him in the negative.

Just like reporting about Jeffrey Epstein or many others who are now considered infamous tend to portray those infamous people in the negative.
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Why is the Media so biased against Jeffrey Epstein?
 
SuperDS77 said:
Despite this case, the media landscape still overwhelmingly tilts left and portrays Trump in the most negative light in almost all instances. Alas, this is just the air we breathe.

Perhaps this will cause these biased outlets to consider their editorial decisions more carefully. IOW hide their inherent biases better.

Some of us are old enough to remember recent past administrations going directly after reporters. Threatening them with jail time.
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I mean, instead of some conspiracy and "it's everyone but Trump's fault" excuse, which is exceedingly common in MAGA deflections, the answer could be very simple. Trump could just be overall negative.

I know, I know, personal responsibility ain't words MAGA understands.
 
SuperDS77 said:
Despite this case, the media landscape still overwhelmingly tilts left and portrays Trump in the most negative light in almost all instances. Alas, this is just the air we breathe.

Perhaps this will cause these biased outlets to consider their editorial decisions more carefully. IOW hide their inherent biases better.

Some of us are old enough to remember recent past administrations going directly after reporters. Threatening them with jail time.
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Unless you incude Fox and other right wing media in the equation your post is of no value.
 
Ikari said:
I mean, instead of some conspiracy and "it's everyone but Trump's fault" excuse, which is exceedingly common in MAGA deflections, the answer could be very simple. Trump could just be overall negative.

I know, I know, personal responsibility ain't words MAGA understands.
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So, is it OK, in your opinion, for an accredited news source to deliberately edit video/audio to support an agenda other than the truth?
 
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