Paramount Global is being hammered for bowing to presidential pressure and settling a lawsuit that it likely could have beaten in court. But this convoluted episode is really more about the plaintiff,

The news that Paramount Global will settle Donald Trump’s 60 Minutes lawsuit for $16 million certainly did not come as a shock to staffers at CBS News. For months, there has been a great deal of consternation and even resignation at the prospect of a settlement and the impact that it would have on the news division.

Paramount Global will pay $16 million to settle President Trump's lawsuit over 60 Minutes' interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris — a lawsuit that many legal experts considered spurious.