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The headline from our friends at the Wall Street Journal could not be more blunt. It read: “Mediator Proposes $20 Million Settlement in Trump’s CBS Suit: Potential package would include a donation, legal costs, and public service announcements.” (RELATED: FCC Pulls a ‘60 Minutes’ on ‘60 Minutes’)
The story said, among other things, this:
A mediator has proposed that President Trump and Paramount Global settle his lawsuit over a CBS News “60 Minutes” interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris for $20 million, according to people familiar with the matter.
The proposal would include a $17 million donation to Trump’s presidential foundation or museum, the people said. It would also include millions more in legal fees and public service announcements on Paramount-owned networks to fight antisemitism, the people said.
Notably — say again, notably — the WSJ reported this:
Trump’s team has said it wants an apology — something Paramount isn’t prepared to do, according to people familiar with the situation. It couldn’t be learned whether Trump’s team is still seeking an apology.
Settlement talks are still fluid and an agreement might not be reached.
And right there is the age-old, been-there-done-that problem seemingly eternally encountered by public officials when they make a mistake. Namely, journalists refuse both to own up to their mistake, and then, having made that refusal, go on to refuse to apologize for it. (RELATED: The Agony Of 60 Minutes’ Scott Pelley)
For those looking elsewhere, the essence here is also described by the WSJ:
Trump alleged in October that the network committed election interference by deceitfully editing a “60 Minutes” interview with Democratic presidential candidate Harris, making her sound better. The lawsuit ultimately sought $20 billion in damages. CBS has said it didn’t doctor her comments, but rather aired a more succinct version of her response.
Note well that last sentence. Again, it reads: “CBS has said it didn’t doctor her comme…