Senators press incoming CBS owner on Trump's claim of settlement side deal
In a late-night statement on July 1, Paramount said it would pay $16 million 'in total' to settle the lawsuit, which stemmed from CBS's editing of a '60 Minutes' interview featuring then-Vice President Kamala Harris.
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