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Wed Jul 2, 2025, 09:08 PM Jul 2

Michael Cohen - Mainstream Media Sells Out the Truth

Let’s be honest: if American democracy were a deer, it would be standing in the middle of the highway trying to reason with an oncoming semi. That semi, of course, is President Trump. And the Democrats? They’re standing on the shoulder with a clipboard, giving speeches about traffic safety.

It’s been nearly a decade since Trump first took a wrecking ball to our political institutions, and still—still—Democrats haven’t figured out how to contend with a president who doesn’t break the rules so much as bend them until they no longer resemble anything that could be called law. The most recent case in point: the $16 million settlement between Paramount Global and Trump over a “60 Minutes” interview that was edited—yes, edited!—like every other interview in the history of television.

This wasn’t a fight over facts. It was a performance. Trump sued CBS, claiming a Kamala Harris interview had been “deliberately manipulated” to damage him politically. He called it “election interference” and “the biggest scandal in broadcast history.” He demanded $10 billion, then bumped it to $20 billion—because why not? The man never lets reality get in the way of leverage.

And here’s the part that should make your skin crawl: Paramount paid up. Not because they were wrong. Not because they were guilty. But because they were vulnerable. The company is in the middle of a merger with Skydance Media—a deal that requires regulatory approval from the Trump administration. Specifically, from the FCC, now chaired by a Trump loyalist. That connection, whether stated outright or merely implied, created just enough pressure to turn a baseless lawsuit into a $16 million settlement.

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