Overview

• Lawyers for Trump and CBS-Paramount asked a Texas court to pause all case deadlines until July 3 while they pursue advanced settlement discussions in the $20 billion lawsuit.
• CBS has offered up to $15 million to settle the dispute and a mediator has proposed a $20 million deal that would direct $17 million to Trump’s presidential foundation.
• Paramount’s pending $8 billion merger with Skydance Media is under FCC review and regulators are probing allegations of news distortion tied to the Harris interview.
• In court filings CBS’s attorneys have labeled the lawsuit meritless and argued that its editing practices are protected by the First Amendment.
• Trump’s complaint accuses CBS of deceptively editing the Harris segment to divert viewers from his media platforms, including Truth Social.