Overview

• In newly published interviews, Redstone says Paramount settled Trump’s 60 Minutes suit for $16 million with no apology and was “blown away” the amount was that low.
• She points to litigation and discovery risks, including concerns that raw footage and internal communications such as a 2023 Biden interview could be weaponized in court.
• Paramount also committed to publish transcripts of future 60 Minutes interviews with presidential candidates, with limited redactions, as part of the agreement benefiting Trump’s future library.
• Redstone links her decision to sell to Skydance to frustrations with CBS’s Israel coverage after Oct. 7 and says she thought Trump’s criticism might nudge the newsroom toward “more balance.”
• Trump has claimed there was a separate Skydance side deal for ads or PSAs; Redstone says she hopes that is not true, a Skydance lawyer called such reports “unmitigated false bullshit,” and David Ellison declined to directly confirm any such arrangement.