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In the meantime, state prosecutors should make the corporate execs who sold out our democracy answer in court, today,
which sounds like a "hint hint" to CA AG Rob Bonta to maybe go for something.
I.e., the look of a "quid pro quo".
I just found this -
Jul 2, 2025 2:09pm PT
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Says Paramount’s Trump Settlement ‘Seems Transactional,’ Tells Media Companies to ‘Do the Right Thing’ Amid Threats
by Michael Schneider
Gov. Gavin Newsom warned the U.S. media companies not to “sell out” to the Trump administration, the same day that Paramount Global controversially settled a lawsuit brought about by Trump regarding a “60 Minutes” report.
That $16 million settlement between Paramount’s CBS News and Trump is widely seen as a quid pro quo for the FCC to approve a long-awaited acquisition of the conglom by Skydance — something both companies have taken pains to say is not the case. But Newsom (D-Calif.) told Variety during a press conference Wednesday morning that “it seems, for some, almost transactional. Not just the settlement, but why the settlement needed to occur in order to pave way for other transactions. It just leads one to cynically state that. I’m not learning enough on the details to assert more than those that have suggested the curious nature of the timing.”
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom Says Paramount’s Trump Settlement ‘Seems Transactional,’ Tells Media Companies to ‘Do the Right Thing’ Amid Threats
by Michael Schneider
Gov. Gavin Newsom warned the U.S. media companies not to “sell out” to the Trump administration, the same day that Paramount Global controversially settled a lawsuit brought about by Trump regarding a “60 Minutes” report.
That $16 million settlement between Paramount’s CBS News and Trump is widely seen as a quid pro quo for the FCC to approve a long-awaited acquisition of the conglom by Skydance — something both companies have taken pains to say is not the case. But Newsom (D-Calif.) told Variety during a press conference Wednesday morning that “it seems, for some, almost transactional. Not just the settlement, but why the settlement needed to occur in order to pave way for other transactions. It just leads one to cynically state that. I’m not learning enough on the details to assert more than those that have suggested the curious nature of the timing.”
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