Bernie Sanders Warns Paramount Not To Settle Trump’s ‘Bogus’ Lawsuit
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"Enough is enough. Do not capitulate to Trump’s attack on a free press," the Vermont senator said.
After yet another CBS News figure resigned in apparent protest, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) repeated his calls for Paramount Global’s controlling shareholder, Shari Redstone, not to settle with President Donald Trump over his “bogus” lawsuit concerning a “60 Minutes” segment.
CBS News President Wendy McMahon announced Monday she was leaving her post, saying she could not agree with Paramount, the network’s parent company, on how to proceed.
“Bill Owens, the producer of CBS’s 60 Minutes, resigned in protest,” Sanders wrote on social media, referencing Owens’ April exit. “Wendy McMahon, the head of CBS News, has now resigned. I say to Shari Redstone: Enough is enough. Do not capitulate to Trump’s attack on a free press. Do not settle Trump’s bogus lawsuit against 60 Minutes.”
Redstone has reportedly indicated she’s in favor of settling Trump’s $20 billion lawsuit, in which he claims CBS News deceptively edited an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris in October in a way that would help her beat him in the presidential election.
Redstone’s position is apparently at odds with those of staffers including Owens and McMahon, who both expressed grave concern about the company surrendering to legal pressure from Trump.
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