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Paramount paid $16 million to settle Trump's edited-interview suit

Reporting and findings

  1. settled

    Paramount Global agreed to pay $16 million toward Donald Trump's future presidential library to settle his lawsuit over CBS's editing of a 60 Minutes interview; the agreement did not include an apology.

Summary and current status

The payment was designated for Trump's future presidential library, while the agreement did not include an apology.

Settlement executed

People and organizations

Relationships in this file

  1. Donald J. Trumpsecured media settlement for future presidential libraryTrump v. Paramount Global settlement

Money trail

  1. paymentParamount presidential-library settlement payment$16 million
    Committed by / source
    Paramount Global
    Committed to
    Donald Trump's future presidential library
    committed · 2025-07-01 · observedRead source record
    Calculation detailsPopulation Settlement amount designated for Donald Trump's future presidential library rather than Donald Trump personallyPeriod 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-01Basis Executed settlement amount and recipient designation reported by the Associated Press.Limits The executed settlement created Paramount's payment obligation; later receipt and use by the future library are unverified.