CBS News in distress amid Trump's pressure campaign: 'There's a lot of fear'

[stillcool]

3. oy...either way you lose something

at least one way you save face.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/democratic-senators-warn-paramounts-shari-redstone-that-trump-lawsuit-settlement-may-violate-federal-bribery-statute/ar-AA1F8zOi?ocid=BingNewsSerp

Democratic Senators Warn Paramount's Shari Redstone That Trump Lawsuit Settlement May Violate Federal Bribery Statute
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) wrote that “Paramount appears to be trying to settle a lawsuit that it has assessed as ‘completely without merit,’ and moderating the content of its programs in order to obtain approval of this merger. Under the federal bribery statute, it is illegal to corruptly give anything of value to public officials to influence an official act. If Paramount officials make these concessions in a quid pro quo arrangement to influence President Trump or other Administration officials, they may be breaking the law.”
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The $8 billion Paramount-Skydance deal is currently pending FCC approval. Earlier this month, Trump-appointed FCC chairman Brendan Carr said the approval of Paramount-Skydance is not connected to the president's "60 Minutes" lawsuit; last November, he had said Trump's CBS lawsuit was "likely to arise in the context of the FCC review of [the Paramount-Skydance] transaction."