Sources tell the Wall Street Journal that executives at Paramount recently held a meeting where they floating settling with convicted felon President-Elect Trump over the lawsuit he filed against subsidiary CBS demanding $10 billion for “election interference” because they supposedly deceptively edited the 60 Minutes interview with Vice President Kamala Harris – the traditional election year double interview for both candidates that Trump pussied out of doing.
Naturally the settlement would have nothing to do with the merits of the complaint itself but because Paramount is eyeing a merger with Skydance Media, a film studio founded by tech billionaire Larry Ellison’s son. “It’s become clear to executives at both companies that Trump’s dissatisfaction with CBS News will make the review tougher than they anticipated, and that they’ll likely need to offer concessions to win approval,” the Journal writes, citing sources familiar.
It need not be written, but nevertheless this appeasement bid is some Viktor Orban-level shit.