Paramount’s settlement with President Donald Trump over allegations of selectively editing a taped interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris has several high-ranking Democrats vowing to file federal bribery charges.

“Paramount just paid Trump a bribe for merger approval. When Democrats retake power, I’ll be first in line calling for federal charges. In the meantime, state prosecutors should make the corporate execs who sold out our democracy answer in court,” Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., posted Wednesday on X.

Earlier in the day, Paramount agreed to pay $16 million to Trump to settle a lawsuit regarding CBS’ “60 Minutes” interview with Harris in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election.

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