CBS considers caving on Trump censorship lawsuit to save Paramount merger

/ Trump’s incoming FCC chairman Brendan Carr reportedly warned Paramount execs about Trump’s ‘dissatisfaction’ with CBS News in regards to their Skydance merger.

By Richard Lawler, a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment. He joined The Verge in 2021 after several years covering news at Engadget.

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A law professor cited by CBS News called Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit over the editing of a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris “…so ill grounded that it comes close to being sanctionable as frivolous.” But now, the The Wall Street Journal reports that executives at CBS’ parent company, Paramount Global, have discussed settling the suit

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