Paramount, Trump in ‘advanced' talks to settle president's $20B ‘60 Minutes' lawsuit: court filing

Group 1 - Paramount Global and Donald Trump are in "good faith, advanced, settlement negotiations" regarding a lawsuit filed by Trump against CBS, alleging deceptive editing of a "60 Minutes" interview with Kamala Harris [1] - Trump is seeking $20 billion in damages, while a mediator has proposed a settlement of $20 million [2][6] - CBS, owned by Paramount, has stated that the lawsuit is "completely without merit" and has requested a judge to dismiss the case [2] Group 2 - Paramount Global is seeking approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for an $8.4 billion merger with Skydance Media [4] - FCC Chair Brendan Carr, appointed by Trump, indicated that the commission is still reviewing the merger transaction [4] - A complaint regarding the "60 Minutes" Harris interview was reinstated by Carr, with CBS urging dismissal of the complaint, asserting no wrongdoing [7]