Law CBS pays out (settles) for election interference

[cottagecheesefan]

When Newsome decided to sue Fox News last week, it made.me think about Bernie's comments

lol Newsom is going to lose bigly

 

[BFoe]

Ahh so this wasn't Deceptive lol. Of course you would say it wasn't.

Fuckups as in Biden was a total disaster, Harris was such a massive flop the media had to fluff the candidate. DNC always finds a way... lol

You do let the media guide you, I've mentioned several times bFoe you drink from poisoined wells and you come across as a bitter hack for the DNC every time.

I couldn't care less what affected your vote, but you vouch for the NYT so it's understandable if you did.

Correct, this was not deceptive. Perfectly normal and legal editing done for run time. The law Trump sued under isn’t even applicable to this situation.
Sounds like maybe the media manipulated you into thinking it was though, eh?

You mean I seek out a lot of sources of information on topics to become well-informed? Guilty as charged.

You’ve never been able to articulate a reason why the 135 time Pulitzer Prize winning NYT isn’t a good outlet, and I see you aren’t really able to articulate a clear answer to my questions above either, so carry on bud.

 

[BFoe]

Somebody didn't want to go to discovery.

In Judge Matthew Kamarczyk’s courtroom? Hard to blame them.

Trump initially asked for 10 billion dollars, then upped it to 20 billion. Lord knows how that judge shopped idiot would rule. CBS probably looked at that as well as potential costs of fighting this all the way up the chain, and the costs of potentially having the Trump Admin deny their 8 billion dollar merger with Skydance that needs FCC approval, and cut their losses.

CBS’s president resigned because they didn’t want to settle. And that’s the smart thing to do. Give a bully your lunch money once and they’ll fuck with you every day.

 

[SKYNET]

Correct, this was not deceptive.

Too bad CBS settled lol. The headline that says Trump wins, looks really bad, even BFoe I read any propaganda to inform myself.

Perfectly normal and legal editing done for run time.

Looks kinda shady in hindsight, but perhaps I should be watching more Faux News lol to get my info.

The law Trump sued under isn’t even applicable to this situation.
Sounds like maybe the media manipulated you into thinking it was though, eh?

Media manipulation is more your thing. See: my entire post history to find out how much the media manipulates me lol.

You mean I seek out a lot of sources of information on topics to become well-informed? Guilty as charged.

Yet you always find a way to want to share the poison with others...

You’ve never been able to articulate a reason why the 135 time Pulitzer Prize winning NYT isn’t a good outlet, and I see you aren’t really able to articulate a clear answer to my questions above either, so carry on bud.

Even if I just throw shit against the wall, not even the most loyal hack could make the claim that the NYT never gets it wrong. Their reputation speaks for itself.

I may mock and laugh at folks who source the NYT but if someone wants to consume their lies, who am I to stop them? Everyone has to find their own way in life.

 

[Kingz]

So they admit it.

 

[BFoe]

So they admit it.

No, there was no admission of wrongdoing whatsoever.

 

[ShadowRun]

 

[IDGETKTFO]

Alternate thread title: “CBS Caves to Intimidation , Agrees to Settle Trump’s Frivolous Lawsuit.”

First Amendment scholars are not particularly thrilled with this suit.

“In the case, filed before a Trump-appointed federal judge in Eastern Texas, Trump's legal team argued that CBS engaged in "unlawful acts of election and voter interference through malicious, deceptive and substantial news distortion."

"Am I supposed to take that seriously?" asks University of Richmond law professor Carl Tobias, who specializes in First Amendment issues. "I do not understand how suits that are arguably frivolous or meritless — that have very little substance and wouldn't amount to large judgment if you went to trial — are then settled for millions of dollars."

"It's laughable and it's an affront to the First Amendment," Northwestern University law professor Heidi Kitrosser says of Trump's case. "His concern first and foremost is to intimidate the press."

https://www.npr.org/2025/07/02/nx-s1-5290171/trump-lawsuit-paramount-cbs-60-minutes-kamala-harris

CBS should never have agreed to settle. As usual, when Trump wins, freedom, the Constitution, and the rest of us lose.


EDIT: in case anyone misses it from my first link, this case was judge shopped. Trump filed the suit in Amarillo, TX despite CBS not being located in that state or the Harris interview taking place in that state, so they can get their favorite far right, abortion-pill-banning judge, Matthew Kacsmaryk.

 

[cincymma79]

Correct, this was not deceptive. Perfectly normal and legal editing done for run time. The law Trump sued under isn’t even applicable to this situation.
Sounds like maybe the media manipulated you into thinking it was though, eh?

You mean I seek out a lot of sources of information on topics to become well-informed? Guilty as charged.

You’ve never been able to articulate a reason why the 135 time Pulitzer Prize winning NYT isn’t a good outlet, and I see you aren’t really able to articulate a clear answer to my questions above either, so carry on bud.

Haha. You’re so full of shit. They lost get over it

 

[calavera2]

In Judge Matthew Kamarczyk’s courtroom? Hard to blame them.

Trump initially asked for 10 billion dollars, then upped it to 20 billion. Lord knows how that judge shopped idiot would rule. CBS probably looked at that as well as potential costs of fighting this all the way up the chain, and the costs of potentially having the Trump Admin deny their 8 billion dollar merger with Skydance that needs FCC approval, and cut their losses.

CBS’s president resigned because they didn’t want to settle. And that’s the smart thing to do. Give a bully your lunch money once and they’ll fuck with you every day.

It was a payoff due to the merger...it's not even a question if the trump family is capable of this type of corruption...it's pretty much expected

The seals clapped loudly though...they are enthusiastic

 

[CantCucktheTuck]

CBS is a threat to our democracy.

 

[oldshadow]

The democrats are desperate to deflect on this.

 

[Limbo Pete]

A good old fashioned shakedown

 

[curryjunkie]

Mods can we get a Trump Wins Again prefix so we can keep track of all his victories?

Paramount Global and CBS agreed on Tuesday to pay President Donald Trumpa sum that could reach north of $30 million to settle the president’s election interference lawsuit against the
Trump will receive $16 million upfront. This will cover legal fees, costs of the case, and contributions to his future presidential library or charitable causes, to be determined at Trump’s discretion.

There is an anticipation that there will be another allocation in the mid-eight figures set aside for advertisements, public service announcements, or other similar transmissions, in support of conservative causes by the network in the future, Fox News Digital has learned. With these considerations, CBS would pay well in excess of the $15 million ABC paid Trump to settle a defamation lawsuit last year. Current Paramount management disputes the additional allocation.

Sources close to the situation told Fox News Digital that CBS has agreed to update its editorial standards to install a mandatory new rule. Going forward, the network will promptly release full, unedited transcripts of future presidential candidates’ interviews. People involved in the settlement talks have referred to this as the "Trump Rule."

The lawsuit alleged CBS News deceitfully edited an exchange Harris had with "60 Minutes" correspondent Bill Whitaker, who asked her why Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wasn't "listening" to the Biden administration. Harris was widely mocked for the "word salad" answer that aired in a preview clip of the interview on CBS' "Face the Nation."

However, when the same question aired during a primetime special on the network, Harris had a different, more concise response. Critics at the time accused CBS News of deceitfully editing Harris' "word salad" answer to shield the Democratic nominee from further backlash leading up to Election Day. -Faux

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All the libs who were duped by this into believing Kamala was a good candidate should rejoice and embrace Trump's willingness to fight on their behalf.

no sir, this won't comeback to bite them in the ass..

 

[Islam Imamate]

don't get it, can't a network edit however it want his own shows and interviews? it sure show partisanship and dishonesty from them but that's what the media does, nothing new. if the edits were of Trump to make him look bad i would understand but that's not the case here

If they went to trial CBS would almost certainly win but Paramount is worried about Trump blocking a corporate merger so they're settling.

Basically Trump is using the office of the presidency to extort media companies.

That's gotta suck that the election interference you're shelling out millions for was trying to use the power of editing to make Kamala look somewhat coherent, but she came off as am complete dolt of a human being anyways. Sad!

Yeah, I see your point with regards to this particular case. Nonetheless, deceptive editing is an affront and and insult to viewers.. and dangerous when they’re using it to prop up an incompetent candidate- at the very least, they should have to disclose such actions.

The actual danger here is a sitting president retaliating against a media company because they published something he didn't like during the campaign but no surprise to see the usual War Room suspects clapping like trained seals for it.

 

[cottagecheesefan]

Yup, the question is why would they settle if it is just Trump bullying, while FOX is happy to fight Newsom. CBS doesn’t want details to come out, FOX does.

ABC settle with him also, because they didn’t want the court fight about why Trump actually isn’t a “rapist”, based on that court case

 

[PainIsLIfe]

Correct, this was not deceptive. Perfectly normal and legal editing done for run time. The law Trump sued under isn’t even applicable to this situation.
Sounds like maybe the media manipulated you into thinking it was though, eh?

You mean I seek out a lot of sources of information on topics to become well-informed? Guilty as charged.

You’ve never been able to articulate a reason why the 135 time Pulitzer Prize winning NYT isn’t a good outlet, and I see you aren’t really able to articulate a clear answer to my questions above either, so carry on bud.

You mean the paper that printed Jason Blair, Maureen Dowd, and Rick Bragg articles?

2 of those plagiarist have pulitzers btw.

 

[BFoe]

Yup, the question is why would they settle if it is just Trump bullying, while FOX is happy to fight Newsom. CBS doesn’t want details to come out, FOX does.

ABC settle with him also, because they didn’t want the court fight about why Trump actually isn’t a “rapist”, based on that court case

I mentioned why.
In the the thread about nationwide injunctions, didn’t you speak out against judge shopping? Why don’t you have any issue with it in this case?

CBS as an 8 billion dollar merger in the table that needs FCC approval, there’s no guarantee that going to trial would be beneficial because of the judge in the case, and they’d have to spend a ton of money to fight it plus lose out on a massive multi-billion dollar merger. So they caved to the bully.

 

[Confucamus]

Did you tell the OP that? Because it was his article I was referencing.

 

[Islam Imamate]

Did you tell the OP that? Because it was his article I was referencing.

Okay sure you're both using it wrong, glad we could clear that up.