Colbert followed “The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart’s attack of the deal one week earlier. Stewart works for Comedy Central, ...

Paramount Global opted to write a $16 million check to President Donald Trump rather than fight what it had called a ...

CBS' parent company will pay $16 million to President Trump over a “60 Minutes” episode aired last fall, during the closing ...

President Trump had filed a $20-billion lawsuit claiming a ‘60 Minutes' interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris was ...

In a case that became a closely-watched test of whether a corporation would back its journalists and stand up to President Donald Trump, Paramount Global decided to pay Trump $16 million to settle a ...

The question was less about whether Paramount would settle with Trump, and more about how much his lawyers would accept.

Paramount Global's decision to pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit brought by Donald Trump against '60 Minutes' and CBS News, ...

Paramount has reached an agreement in principle to settle Donald Trump's lawsuit against "60 Minutes" for $16 million ...

The settlement doesn’t include an apology. The network has agreed to release transcripts of presidential candidate interviews in the future.

The $16 million settlement, announced late on Tuesday, came after months of wrangling and protest within CBS News. The ...

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