President Donald Trump and Paramount are looking for a mediator, which further feeds speculation that both parties will arrange his $ 20 billion CBS News right case, Fox News Digital has confirmed.
As reported for the first time Because of the New York Times, lawyers want to appoint a mediator for both parties who will probably accelerate a resolution for the legal battle with high commitment.
“President Trump is dedicated to holding those who can be explained traffic in fake news, hoaxes and lies,” Trump lawyer Ed Paltzik News Digital said in a statement. “CBS and Paramount committed the worst type of election interference and fraud in the final days of the most important presidential elections in history. President Trump will pursue this essential issue into the just and legitimate conclusion.”
A representative for Paramount refused to comment.
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FOX News Digital has confirmed lawyers for President Trump and Paramount in search of a mediator, from which it is further indicated that his lawsuit aimed at CBS news can end in a settlement. (AP Photo; Reuters Photo; Screenshots/CBS News)
The search for a mediator only comes a few days after a judge ruled against the motion of Paramount and CBS News To reject the lawsuit.
Earlier this month, Trump’s lawyers changed the original court case after the release of the unprocessed transcript and raw images of his controversial “60 minutes” interview with the then vice-president Kamala Harris, which is central to the legal battle. The court case added the parent company of CBS News, Paramount Global, as the defendant, referring to how the “60 minutes” election special was platformed on its Paramount+ Streaming service. The lawsuit added Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, as the claimant and increased compensation to $ 20 billion.
The FCC published the raw transcript and images transferred by CBS News, which demonstrated administration in a preview clip that was broadcast on ‘Face the Nation’. CBS broadcast only the second half of her reaction during the Primetime special.
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“But it seems that Prime Minister Netanyahu is not listening,” Whitaker said in the October 2024 interview. “The Wall Street Journal said that he – that your administration was repeatedly blinded by Netanyahu, and in fact he has just about all the supplications of your administration rejected. “
“Well, Bill, the work we have done has resulted in a number of movements in that region by Israel that were highly inspired by, or a result of many things, including our advocacy for what needs to be done in the region. And we go Don’t stop doing that.
The “60 minutes” interview between correspondent Bill Whitaker and the then vice -president Kamala Harris is central to President Trump’s $ 20 billion lawsuit against CBS News and Paramount Global. (Screenshots/CBS News)
New FCC chair Brendan Carr Ordered CBS news to transfer the unprocessed transcript as part of its research into whether the network has violated the “news worship” policy of the FCC after a complaint had been filed.
In the preview clip that was broadcast on ‘Face the Nation’, Harris was asked why it seemed as if Netanyahu did not listen to the US
“Well, Bill, the work we have done has resulted in a number of movements in that region by Israel that were highly inspired by, or a result of many things, including our advocacy for what should be done in the region,” Harris responded, “Harris In the “Face the Nation” clip.
Shari Redstone, Paramount Controlling shareholder, is said to be in favor of arranging President Trump’s lawsuit against CBS News. (Left: (photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images), Right: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Harris was mocked by conservatives for offering a long “word salad” to Whitaker. But when the same question was broadcast the next night in the prime-time election special, A shorter, more focused answer of the vice president followed.
“We are not going to stop pursuing what is needed for the United States to be clear about where we stand for the need for this war to end,” Harris said in the prime-time special.
Critics accused CBS News of editing Harris’ ‘Word salad’ answer To protect the vice president against further recoil, and there were calls for the network to release the entire transcript after it had only shared transcriptions of what had been broadcast. CBS News refused to release the RAW transcript until the FCC became involved.
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CBS mother company Paramount Global is said to be considering arranging the case prior to a planned merger with Skydance Media in the hope of preventing potential retribution by preventing Trump’s FCC, who has the authority to stop the transaction of millions of dollars. Shari Redstone, the controller of Paramount, is said to be in favor of establishment with the president.
A settlement by Paramount would be the latter in the series of legal victories of Trump if he reached multimillion dollar settlements with ABC News, Meta and X.
