‘Bribery in plain sight’: Paramount to pay Trump $24 million as it seeks merger approval

Nathan Jolly

July 3, 2025 9:03

A legal settlement that will see Paramount pay Donald Trump US$16 million (A$24.3m) over a 60 Minutes interview has led to calls for a bribery investigation.

Donald Trump brought a US$10 billion suit against CBS News and parent company Paramount Global in October, alleging a Kamala Harris interview that aired on 60 Minutes ahead of the election was edited, at the direction of Harris’ campaign team, to “tip the scales in favor of the Democratic Party”.

Paramount Global is the owner of Network 10.

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Nathan Jolly

Nathan Jolly is the Features Editor at Mumbrella. He joined the team in July, 2023.

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‘Bribery in plain sight’: Paramount to pay Trump $24 million as it seeks merger approval

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