It would be a “grave mistake” for CBS News’ parent company, Paramount, to settle a $20 billion lawsuit President Donald Trump filed against it over the editing of a “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala Harris during last year’s presidential campaign, according to Sen. Bernie Sanders.
“Rewarding Trump with tens of millions of dollars for filing this bogus lawsuit will not cause him to back down on his war against the media and a free press,” Sanders wrote in a letter to Paramount primary shareholder Sheri Redstone, reports The Washington Post Wednesday.
“It will only embolden him to shake down, extort, and silence CBS and other media outlets that have the courage to report about issues that Trump may not like,” the letter added.Paramount last week started mediation talks with Trump representatives about a potential settlement in the case. The company is not commenting on the discussions but a person with knowledge of the situation told The Post earlier this year that the two sides had started preliminary talks and said that Redstone supports reaching a deal.
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