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CBS Owner Discusses Settling Trump Suit, With Merger Review on Tap

The Wall Street Journal · last updated

Paramount Global executives have held internal discussions about settling a lawsuit filed by Donald Trump over a CBS News interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, according to people familiar with the situation, a sign of larger efforts to dial down tensions with the incoming president.

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