Trump Says CBS Paid $16M, Praises New Owners

President Trump sat for a 60 Minutes interview with Norah O'Donnell filmed at Mar-a-Lago on Halloween; CBS aired about 28 minutes of the program and posted a roughly 73-minute extended “Overtime” version and full transcript online. In unaired portions included in the extended cut, Trump said CBS/Paramount paid him $16 million to settle his suit alleging deceptive editing of an October 2024 interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris. He said the settlement covered legal fees, costs and contributions to a future presidential library or charities, accused the program of promoting “fake news,” and called the edited Harris answer “election-changing.” Trump also praised the new Skydance/Paramount owners, including Larry and David Ellison, and CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss — remarks that did not make the televised broadcast. The unaired boasting and the settlement have drawn criticism and highlighted tensions over recent newsroom leadership and ownership changes at Paramount and CBS News.