A group of senators led by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is urging media conglomerate Paramount Global to not settle a lawsuit brought against it by President Trump.

Trump's suit, which is in connection with a "60 Minutes" segment featuring an interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris, serves as a "blatant attempt to intimidate the media and those who speak out against him," the senators wrote in a letter first reported by Semafor and obtained by The Hill.

"Rewarding Trump with tens of millions of dollars for filing this bogus lawsuit will not cause him
to back down on his war against the media and a free press," the lawmakers wrote. "It will only embolden him to shakedown, extort and silence CBS and other media outlets........

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