Paramount CBS Settlement: Audit finding
Reporting and findings
- documented
The settlement sent a payment to Trump's future presidential library, with no apology, and its timing preceded FCC approval. The record does not establish that it purchased regulatory action.
- U.S. District Court filing via Courthouse News Service: Trump v. CBS complaintClaims and prayer for relief
- Associated Press: Paramount will pay $16 million in settlement with Trump over 60 Minutes interviewSettlement terms and company statements
- Federal Communications Commission: Applications for Consent to the Transfer of Control of Paramount Global, FCC 25-43Approval, conditions, and separate statements
- Federal Communications Commission: Applications for Consent to the Transfer of Control of Paramount Global, FCC 25-43Majority order and Commissioner Gomez dissent
People and organizations
- America First Audit: Paramount CBS Settlementaudit case
- Donald J. Trumpcomparison subject