As part of the settlement, Paramount stated that “60 Minutes” will release transcripts of interviews that it conducts with U.S. presidential candidates after they’ve aired. But Puck reported that Redstone had told “60 Minutes” producers to hold back on stories critical of Trump until the merger was complete. In May, The Wall Street Journal reported that Paramount offered Trump $15 million to settle his lawsuit. Then, at the end of June, a mediator proposed a $20 million settlement, with $17 million of that going to Trump’s presidential foundation. Speaking on CBS’s “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” in May, Sen. Sanders stressed that Paramount shouldn’t cave to Trump.

Source: Huffington Post July 02, 2025 14:54 UTC