'What Will CBS Do to Prove to Dems It Can Give Them A Fair Shake?'
"CBS and its parent company Paramount are considering settling a lawsuit Trump filed against them late last year alleging 'election interference' and demanding $10 billion in damages."
"ABC settled an incredibly weak case Trump brought over George Stephanopouloss correct use of the word 'rape' to describe what a jury in New York concluded Trump had done to E. Jean Carroll. But theres weak and theres weak. The suit against CBS isnt weak. Its absurd. Theres no tort of editing. But Paramount is considering settling and generally going full Oprah cash & prizes for Donald Trump. This WSJ article which broke the news tells us what the issue is: CBS has a merger its trying to get approved. And the Trump team, including the incoming FCC chair Brendan Carr (who has openly promised to abuse his power starting on day one) have made it clear that companies have to give Trump cash and prizes if they dont want trouble."
"CBS and Paramount have gotten the message...If theyre making clear theyre this desperate to give Trump cash and prizes, particularly with their news division, everyone should be on notice that theyre going to be looking for opportunities to stick it to Democrats as a way to grease the skids for their merger deal. Theyre essentially saying it out loud. Theres no other way to interpret this."
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/what-will-cbs-do-to-prove-to-dems-it-can-give-them-a-fair-shake
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Irish_Dem
(63,019 posts)They are clearly the PutinGOP propaganda arm.
SheltieLover
(61,836 posts)I have no use for anyone who attempts to normalize slobby's Project 2025 or his addled rants.
House of Roberts
(5,829 posts)Sell off all the assets and give the money to their employees as severance pay.
Think. Again.
(21,197 posts)....to think about something other than profit?
That's weird.
sop
(12,319 posts)He files ridiculous suits against corporations that have pending business before a Republican Congress or the federal courts, always with the tacit understanding the Trump administration has the power to harm their business interests if they do not agree to settle.
The companies pay out millions to Trump as the plaintiff. Trump pockets what is tantamount to a bribe disguised as a "legal settlement." And his administration "protects" the companies' interests by allowing their business to proceed without interference.
This is the textbook definition of a mob protection racket. It's unvarnished gangsterism.