Overview
- Semafor reports that Norah O’Donnell traveled to Florida to prepare for a Friday afternoon interview with President Trump, which would be his first with CBS since the legal dispute.
- Paramount paid Trump $16 million to settle his lawsuit over the editing of a 2024 interview with then–Vice President Kamala Harris, according to Semafor.
- CBS agreed to release full transcripts of future presidential interviews and said its Sunday program would air interviews unedited after criticism from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s team.
- Recent shifts at CBS include David Ellison’s acquisition of Paramount, Bari Weiss taking a leadership role at CBS News, creation of an ombudsman role held by a former Hudson Institute leader, and the decision not to renew Stephen Colbert’s contract.
- Trump has praised Larry and David Ellison, and the New York Post reported that people close to him believe Paramount could have an edge with regulators in a potential bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.