Confusion at CBS News as Network Lawyers Ask Judge To Dismiss Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit, Even as Top Execs Seek Settlement

The owners and top executives have made clear they want a settlement.

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CBS News has been denounced by President Trump for its editing of the '60 Minutes' Kamala Harris interview. CBS News

Lawyers for CBS are again seeking to dismiss President Trump’s $20 million lawsuit, which they say is an “affront to the First Amendment,” even as the top brass at its parent company, Paramount Global, are reportedly in settlement talks.

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