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Will bowing to Trump win Paramount its merger?
The prize this week was CBS News, whose parent company, Paramount Global, agreed to pay $16m to Mr Trump’s presidential ...
Former CBS anchor Dan Rather calls Paramount's $16 million deal with Trump 'a sell-out to extortion'
Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather has spoken out about the settlement reached by the network's parent company with President ...
Sanders rips Paramount’s $16 million settlement with Trump: ‘Dark day for freedom of the press’
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) lambasted Paramount Global’s decision on Wednesday to settle with President Donald Trump for $16 ...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Says Paramount's Trump Settlement ‘Seems Transactional,' Tells Media Companies to ‘Do the Right Thing' Amid Threats
Gov. Gavin Newsom warned the U.S. media companies not to “sell out” to the Trump administration, the same day that Paramount ...
Democratic FCC commissioner blasts Paramount settlement with Trump as 'desperate move'
A Democrat on the Federal Communications Commission called Paramount's $16 million settlement to resolve a lawsuit filed by U ...
Senator Wants to File Bribery Charges Over Paramount’s Hush Money to Trump
Sen. Ron Wyden, a progressive Democrat from Oregon, is not happy with the deal reached by Paramount, which will see the media ...
CBS Chief George Cheeks Addresses Paramount's Trump Lawsuit Settlement: Deal Allows Company Focus on ‘Core Objectives,' Avoid ‘Reputational Damage'
Nine hours after Paramount Global announced a $16 million payment to President Donald Trump to settle his “60 Minutes” ...
Letters to the Editor: Paramount settlement marks 'another disgusting surrender' to Trump
President Trump had no legal basis,' writes an L.A. Times reader. 'The suit was meritless and should have been fought in ...