Last year, before securing reelection, President Trump sued Paramount Global and CBS over allegedly deceptively editing an interview of then-VP Kamala Harris. Now, the companies have agreed to settle the lawsuit with a payment that could reach over $30 million.

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From Fox News:

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.

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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.”

“With this record settlement, President Donald J. Trump delivers another win for the American people as he, once again, holds the Fake News media accountable for their wrongdoing and deceit. CBS and Paramount Global realized the strength of this historic case and had no choice but to settle. President Trump will always ensure that no one gets away with lying to the American People as he continues on his singular mission to Make America Great Again,” a spokesperson for Trump’s legal team told Fox News Digital.

Notably, CBS is not admitting to any wrongdoing as part of the settlement.

The Fox News article also includes a helpful reminder of why the then-former President sued the network in the first place:

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.

The raw transcript and footage released earlier this year by the FCC showed that both sets of Harris’ comments came from the same response, but CBS News had aired only the first half of her response in the “Face the Nation” preview clip and aired the second half during the primetime special.

Clearly, just as the spokesperson for President Trump’s legal team said, this is a victory for the American people. For too long we have seen the mainstream media lie to us. Hopefully, cases like this one will make major networks think twice before bending the truth to fit their narrative.

As intercessors, we have pray for integrity in our media. Let’s pray that this settlement leads to more honesty and less manipulation in our news!

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