“For Paramount to settle this suit would be hoisting a white flag of surrender. It would be the network of Edward R. Murrow, at the behest of its owners, saying, ‘We will not speak truth to power. We will acquiesce to power at the expense of truth,’” Tapper said.

If Paramount decides to settle with Donald Trump over his claim that "60 Minutes" doctored an interview with Kamala Harris, it would represent a "flag of surrender," Jake Tapper said on Thursday. The CNN host said the president's latest lawsuits against news media organizations "represents a dangerous escalation.

Redstone is reportedly looking to settle a $10 billion lawsuit filed by Trump over a “60 Minutes” interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris.

CNN’s Jake Tapper shares his thoughts on the news that CBS could settle their lawsuit with President Trump — and the dangerous precedent it would set.