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- Mediator proposes $20 million settlement in Trump's CBS lawsuit, WSJ reports</p>
<p>June 26, 2025 at 2:52 AM</p>
<p>(Reuters) -A mediator has proposed that Paramount Global and U.S. President Donald Trump settle his lawsuit against CBS News over an interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris for $20 million, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.</p>
<p>The proposal would include a $17 million donation to Trump's presidential foundation or museum, as well as millions more in legal fees and public service announcements on Paramount-owned networks to fight antisemitism, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.</p>
<p>The White House did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Paramount declined to comment.</p>
<p>Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit against CBS in October, alleging the network deceptively edited a "60 Minutes" interview with then-vice president and presidential candidate Harris to "tip the scales in favor of the Democratic Party" in the election.</p>
<p>In an amended complaint filed in February, Trump bumped his claim for damages to $20 billion.</p>
<p>CBS aired two versions of the Harris interview in which she appears to give different answers to the same question about the Israel-Hamas war, according to the lawsuit.</p>
<p>Paramount entered the mediation in April to try and settle the lawsuit. Paramount in May had offered $15 million to settle, according to WSJ, while Trump's team wanted more than $25 million and was also seeking an apology from CBS News.</p>
<p>The lawsuit is seen as a major roadblock to the $8.4 billion Paramount and Skydance Media merger, according to some analysts.</p>
<p>The network previously said the lawsuit is "completely without merit" and had asked a judge to dismiss the case.</p>
<p>In April, Bill Owens, the long-time executive producer of "60 Minutes", said that he was stepping down over concerns about editorial independence, according to a memo seen by Reuters. A month later, CBS News President and CEO Wendy McMahon also said she would step down.</p>
<p>(Reporting by Deborah Sophia in Bengaluru; Editing by Alan Barona)</p>
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