To the editor: That is one other disgusting give up by a company entity that did nothing improper and is just paying off the lawless demagogue to grease the wheels for his or her desired merger (“Paramount agrees to pay $16 million to settle Trump’s CBS ‘60 Minutes’ lawsuit,” July 1). It’s additionally a betrayal of the corporate’s obligation to behave responsibly in supporting the nation’s establishments and values, defending our democracy.
President Trump had no authorized foundation. The go well with was meritless and may have been fought in court docket, the place Paramount doubtless would have prevailed. As an alternative, it caved earlier than his extortion and additional emboldened him to proceed attacking anybody he perceives as having wronged him.
That is what occurs when rank fascism is fed by those that lack the braveness and the ethical fiber to oppose it.
TR Jahns, Hemet
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To the editor: Nice reporting by senior leisure author Meg James. Paramount was squeezed into agreeing to this settlement. Paramount controlling shareholder Shari Redstone was determined for the Skydance merger to be accomplished despite the fact that 1st Amendment experts warned that any settlement constituted a bribe of a public official and could also be unlawful. Additional, it units a harmful precedent for media shops interviewing public officers.
Scott Marshutz, Vista, Calif.
