There’s no way to sugar coat the corruption here. The Verge reported, “While legal experts said [Trump’s] suit was baseless, it placed Paramount under pressure to appease the President as its long-drawn out merger plans with Skydance require approval from the Trump administration.”
The Verge also reported that Paramount claimed in a statement, “this lawsuit is completely separate from, and unrelated to, the Skydance transaction and the FCC approval process.” The money is supposedly going to Trump’s future presidential library. They also agreed to pay his legal fees as part of the settlement.
Sure, Jan.
CNN’s Brian Stelter explained why this is a slap in the face for CBS journalists and a flashing red sign for journalism, in general.
