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X also settled a similar case for $10 million.

$20 billion? Yes. What have legal experts said are the chances that Trump's lawsuit would succeed in court?

$20 billion? Yes. What have legal experts said are the chances that Trump's lawsuit would succeed in court?

$20 billion? Yes. What have legal experts said are the chances that Trump's lawsuit would succeed in court?

And if they choose to settle, what do legal experts say that would show?

And if they choose to settle, what do legal experts say that would show?

And if they choose to settle, what do legal experts say that would show?

But in the case of CBS, there's this other layer.

But in the case of CBS, there's this other layer.

But in the case of CBS, there's this other layer.

This merger. CBS parent company Paramount is trying to get an $8 billion merger completed. But first, it needs approval from the Federal Communications Commission, which is now run by a Trump appointee. That's after the break.

This merger. CBS parent company Paramount is trying to get an $8 billion merger completed. But first, it needs approval from the Federal Communications Commission, which is now run by a Trump appointee. That's after the break.

This merger. CBS parent company Paramount is trying to get an $8 billion merger completed. But first, it needs approval from the Federal Communications Commission, which is now run by a Trump appointee. That's after the break.

Paramount is a huge media conglomerate. It not only owns CBS, it also owns Showtime, Paramount Pictures, and its own streaming platform. And the company has been struggling for years. Long before the Harris interview aired, Paramount's owners had started merger talks with a production company called Skydance.

Paramount is a huge media conglomerate. It not only owns CBS, it also owns Showtime, Paramount Pictures, and its own streaming platform. And the company has been struggling for years. Long before the Harris interview aired, Paramount's owners had started merger talks with a production company called Skydance.

Paramount is a huge media conglomerate. It not only owns CBS, it also owns Showtime, Paramount Pictures, and its own streaming platform. And the company has been struggling for years. Long before the Harris interview aired, Paramount's owners had started merger talks with a production company called Skydance.

David Ellison and Skydance seemed like a perfect suitor for Paramount and Sherry Redstone. But talks dragged on for more than a year.

David Ellison and Skydance seemed like a perfect suitor for Paramount and Sherry Redstone. But talks dragged on for more than a year.

David Ellison and Skydance seemed like a perfect suitor for Paramount and Sherry Redstone. But talks dragged on for more than a year.

The deal was announced last summer, but to be finalized, it needed government approval, specifically the FCC.