Three liberal senators want to know whether there is any truth to President Donald Trump’s claim that Paramount is actually paying him about $32 million to settle his lawsuit against the company, double what was announced by the CBS parent company.
In a late-night statement July 1, Paramount said it would pay $16 million “in total” to settle the lawsuit, which stemmed from CBS’s editing of a “60 Minutes” interview featuring then-Vice President Kamala Harris.
Two nights later, Trump said he would receive “$16 million plus $16 million.” In addition to the previously announced money, he said Paramount would provide between $16 million and $19 million in advertising value. That followed a report on FoxNews.com that Trump could receive millions of dollars in additional compensation in the form of advertisements or public service announcements “in support of conservative causes.”
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