Paramount on Thursday asked a federal judge in Texas to dismiss the $20-billion lawsuit. The media company separately has agreed to have a mediator look at the case.

Paramount Global And CBS‘ legal team issued a broadside against Donald Trump‘s $20 billion lawsuit over the way that 60 Minutes edited an interview with Kamala Harris, as the network has characterized the litigation as an “affront to the First Amendment.

The move is another indicator that the two sides are exploring ways to resolve the case, over the editing of a “60 Minutes” interview, out of court.

Paramount and CBS filed motions Thursday to throw out President Donald Trump’s lawsuit over a “60 Minutes” interview last year, calling the suit an “affront to the First Amendment.” Trump first sued the network a few days before the November election,

CBS on Thursday filed two motions to dismiss an amended complaint to the lawsuit filed against it by President Trump before he took office last October. Why it matters: CBS is under extraordinary pressure to resolve its legal battle with the president as it awaits regulatory approval for a merger between its parent company Paramount and Skydance Media.

Paramount on Thursday filed two motions to dismiss President Donald Trump's $20 billion lawsuit against the company. The president filed the lawsuit in October, claiming "60 Minutes" and CBS deceptively edited an interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris in the run up to the 2024 election.