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<span>The lawsuit alleged CBS deceptively edited Harris's response about Israel's war in Gaza, showing different portions of her answer in a Face the Nation preview versus the primetime 60 Minutes broadcast, which Trump claimed constituted election interference.</span

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The lawsuit alleged CBS deceptively edited Harris's response about Israel's war in Gaza, showing different portions of her answer in a Face the Nation preview versus the primetime 60 Minutes broadcast, which Trump claimed constituted election interference.

<span>The settlement requires CBS to release full transcripts of future presidential candidate interviews after they air, subject to legal and national security redactions, in what sources call the "Trump Rule" for editorial standards.</span

The settlement requires CBS to release full transcripts of future presidential candidate interviews after they air, subject to legal and national security redactions, in what sources call the "Trump Rule" for editorial standards.

<span>The agreement does not include an apology from Paramount or CBS, despite Trump's legal team initially demanding one during months-long settlement negotiations that began in April through mediation.</span

The agreement does not include an apology from Paramount or CBS, despite Trump's legal team initially demanding one during months-long settlement negotiations that began in April through mediation.

<span>CBS News President Wendy McMahon and 60 Minutes executive producer Bill Owens both resigned in recent weeks after opposing the settlement, with prominent correspondents like Scott Pelley and Lesley Stahl also objecting to any payment.</span

CBS News President Wendy McMahon and 60 Minutes executive producer Bill Owens both resigned in recent weeks after opposing the settlement, with prominent correspondents like Scott Pelley and Lesley Stahl also objecting to any payment.

<span>The settlement comes as Paramount seeks approval for its $8.4 billion merger with Skydance Media from Trump's administration, leading to concerns from Democratic senators that the payment could be perceived as a bribe to secure regulatory approval.</span

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The settlement comes as Paramount seeks approval for its $8.4 billion merger with Skydance Media from Trump's administration, leading to concerns from Democratic senators that the payment could be perceived as a bribe to secure regulatory approval.

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This settlement sets a dangerous precedent for press freedom and appears to be corporate cowardice in the face of Trump's intimidation tactics. CBS followed standard journalistic editing practices, and paying Trump essentially rewards his strategy of using lawsuits to silence critical media coverage.

<span>This settlement sets a dangerous precedent for press freedom and appears to be corporate cowardice in the face of Trump's intimidation tactics. CBS followed standard journalistic editing practices, and paying Trump essentially rewards his strategy of using lawsuits to silence critical media coverage.</span>

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