CBS News veteran Dan Rather spoke out against Paramount's decision to settle a $10 billion lawsuit between President Donald Trump and CBS News. He referred to the company's $16 million settlement as a 'sad day for journalism,

Disgraced ex-CBS News anchor Dan Rather condemned the $16 million settlement between his former outlet’s parent company and President Donald Trump on Wednesday. In an interview with Variety, the former anchor said that Paramount paying Trump $16 million was the media company groveling to the president.

Dan Rather, who worked at CBS News for 44 years before his 2006 departure, is speaking out against the settlement his former network's parent company reached with President Donald Trump. Trump had sued Paramount over the way CBS News edited a 60 Minutes interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris.