Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren castigated Paramount Global for its announced $16 million payment to President Trump to settle a “meritless” lawsuit — and said the parent company of CBS “should be ashamed of putting its profits over independent journalism.

"The Trump administration’s level of sheer corruption is appalling and Paramount should be ashamed of putting its profits over independent journalism," the senator says

Paramount has reached a settlement with Donald Trump, who sued CBS News for $20 billion over the editing of a 60 Minutes interview with his Democratic opponent, Kamala Harris.