The news that Paramount Global will settle Donald Trump’s 60 Minutes lawsuit for $16 million certainly did not come as a shock to staffers at CBS News. For months, there has been a great deal of consternation and even resignation at the prospect of a settlement and the impact that it would have on the news division.

Film giant Paramount Global reached a settlement with U.S. President Donald Trump, who sued CBS News for $20 billion over editing of a 60 Minutes interview with his Democratic opponent, then-Vice President Kamala Harris.

CBS News anchor swipes at parent company for settling Trump lawsuit ‘it said is without basis in law and fact’ - ‘Can you hold power to account after paying it millions? Can an audience trust you when it thinks you’ve traded away that trust?