The Lacuna Project

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Exhibit 956

Paramount, President Trump reach $16 million settlement over “60 Minutes” lawsuit

Exhibit 956 · News report

Paramount, President Trump reach $16 million settlement over “60 Minutes” lawsuit

Paramount also agreed that “60 Minutes” will release transcripts of interviews with presidential candidates in the future, “subject to redactions as required for legal or national security concerns,” the statement said.

CBS News, a Paramount unit, reports the company’s announcement that it will pay $16 million (allocated to Mr. Trump’s future presidential library and the plaintiffs’ fees and costs), that the settlement included no apology, and that “60 Minutes” will release transcripts of interviews with presidential candidates. States that FCC approval was necessary for the Skydance merger and had not been given.

Source
CBS News
Date
2 July 2025
Quoted from
Paragraph beginning “Paramount also agreed”
Grade
Reported
Document
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/paramount-trump-60-minutes-lawsuit-settlement
Accessed
2026-11-10
Cited by
Findings citing this exhibit
Note
Reported. The outlet reporting is owned by the settling party. Replace with Paramount’s statement of 1 July 2025 and the stipulation of dismissal in the N.D. Tex. docket.

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Finding INF-1.14
Reported On 1 July 2025 Paramount announced that it would pay $16 million to settle President Trump's suit over a "60 Minutes" interview, with no apology and a commitment to release transcripts of future interviews with presidential candidates. The FCC approved the Skydance transfer on 24 July 2025, and its order does not mention the settlement.