Dan Rather Calls '60 Minutes' Settlement A 'Sell-Out To Extortion By The President'
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The veteran CBS journalist expressed sincere disappointment in Paramount for "kneeling down" to President Donald Trump.
Journalist Dan Rather expressed sincere disappointment Wednesday in Paramount Global, the parent company of his former employer CBS News, for agreeing to settle a lawsuit from President Donald Trump’s administration for $16 million.
“It’s a sad day for journalism,” Rather told Variety in an interview published Wednesday. “It’s a sad day for ‘60 Minutes’ and CBS News.”
“I hope people will read the details of this and understand what it was,” he continued. “It was distortion by the president and a kneeling down and saying, ‘yes, sir,’ by billionaire corporate owners.”
Trump sued CBS last fall over what he claimed was a deceptively edited “60 Minutes” interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris, his opponent in the 2024 election, and accused the network of “partisan and unlawful acts of voter interference.”
Despite high-profile resignations at CBS and public concern, including from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), that the company would cave to Trump’s lawsuit, Paramount Global agreed earlier this week to pay Trump $16 million. The settlement funds are to be allocated to a future presidential library and will not be paid personally to Trump.
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