According to the Los Angeles Times, the money will be assigned to the future presidential library of Donald Trump.
The mother company of CBS settled on Wednesday a trial brought by American president Donald Trump following an interview broadcast in October as part of the program “60 minutes”, reported the Los Angeles Times . This is the last concession to date from a media company to the president, which regularly criticizes them for false or misleading media coverage. According to the Californian media, the money will be assigned to the future Trump’s presidential library. “No sum will be paid, directly or indirectly, to President Trump”said Paramount in a press release.
Last October, the president brought a legal action of $ 10 billion against CBS, accusing the chain of having deceived an interview broadcast in his program «60 Minutes» With Kamala Harris. According to him, this interview with the one who was then vice-president and presidential candidate, tended to “Pliging the balance in favor of the Democratic Party” during the election. In a modified complaint filed in February, Trump applied for damages to $ 20 billion.
Two versions of Kamala Harris interview
CBS broadcast two versions of the interview with Kamala Harris in which she seems to give different answers to the same question on the war between Israel and Hamas, according to the complaint filed before a Federal Court in Texas. Donald Trump said that the assembly of the interview by CBS violated the Texan law on misleading commercial practices and consumer protection, which makes the use of false, deceptive or false acts in the trade.
The American channel had previously declared that the trial was “Completely baseless” And asked a judge to classify the case. Media defense groups have said that innovative Trump use of such laws against press organizations could be a means of bypassing the legal protections of the press. The president, however, promised to continue his lawsuits against the media.
