23 h. ago Bernie Sanders leads letter urging Paramount Global to ‘stand up for our democracy’

Eight US senators ask Shari Redstone not to settle to end Trump’s ‘bogus lawsuit’ over 60 Minutes interviewThe senator Bernie Sanders and his Democratic colleagues are urging Paramount Global not to settle Donald Trump’s $20bn lawsuit against 60 Minutes, saying such a decision would “capitulate to this dangerous move to authoritarianism”.In a letter co-signed by eight senators, Sanders urged controlling shareholder Shari Redstone and Paramount Global’s board to reconsider settling with Trump for as much as $75m to end his lawsuit against CBS News over its editing of last year’s 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Bernie Sanders urges Paramount not to ‘capitulate’ to Trump by settling 60 Minutes suit

Eight US senators ask Shari Redstone not to settle to end president’s ‘bogus’ $20bn lawsuit over 2024 Harris interviewThe senator Bernie Sanders and his Democratic colleagues are urging Paramount Global not to settle Donald Trump’s $20bn lawsuit against 60 Minutes, saying such a decision would “capitulate to this dangerous move to authoritarianism”.In a letter co-signed by eight senators, Sanders urged controlling shareholder Shari Redstone and Paramount Global’s board to reconsider settling with Trump for as much as $75m to end his lawsuit against CBS News over its editing of last year’s 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Democrats plead with Shari Redstone not to cave to Trump’s ‘bogus’ 60 Minutes lawsuit

‘Stand up for freedom of the press and our democracy. Do not capitulate to this dangerous move to authoritarianism,’ the senators wrote Shari Redstone and the Paramount board

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6 d. ago Shari Redstone wants ‘60 Minutes’ to back off Trump amid lawsuit. They are doing the opposite.

The program is scheduled to run a segment on Donald Trump’s intimidation and targeting of major law firms despite the network’s owner asking if ‘60 Minutes’ could delay sensitive stories about the president amid settlement talks of his meritless lawsuit

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7 d. ago Paramount ready to settle $20bn Trump lawsuit against CBS News

Potential deal comes after studio’s owner Shari Redstone grew frustrated with ‘balance’ of coverage

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4 w. ago Tariff reprieve sees Wall Street surge: After days of huge losses, share prices rocket on the back of Donald Trump cave

The 90-day reprieve sparked a frenzied buying spree that saw US giants such as Apple and Tesla stage a recovery following the brutal sell-off over the past few days.

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