...........Days before the merger was approved by Trump’s handpicked Federal Communications Commission chief Brendan Carr, Skydance agreed to install an ombudsman for two years to conduct a “comprehensive review” of CBS News and review “complaints of bias.” The company also agreed to eliminate all diversity hiring practices.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/paramount-merger-democrats-bribe-trump-b2811807.html
On top of that, Paramount announced just before the administration approved the merger that it was canceling the long-running late show hosted by outspoken Trump critic Stephen Colbert, even though it was the top-rated program in late-night. Trump and Carr immediately celebrated the news of Colbert’s cancellation. Paramount, meanwhile, has insisted the move was purely for financial reasons, while company sources claimed the show lost $40 million a year.
“In the days and weeks leading up to government approval of the deal, Paramount also agreed to pay $16 million to settle President Trump’s meritless lawsuit related to benign edits of an episode of ‘60 Minutes’—a standard editorial practice—which the FCC also investigated without any legitimate regulatory basis,” the letter to Ellison read. “The settlement raises significant concerns that Donald Trump demanded and Paramount paid an illegal bribe—a $16 million payment to the President in exchange for merger approval from the FCC.”
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