Within CBS news, anger over a $16 million settlement widely seen as a capitulation to Trump was tempered by a sobering reality: the outcome could have been worse.

Film giant Paramount Global reached a settlement with U.S. President Donald Trump, who sued CBS News for $20 billion over editing of a 60 Minutes interview with his Democratic opponent, then-Vice President Kamala Harris.

Paramount has agreed to pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit in which President Donald Trump alleged that an interview with Kamala Harris, his Democratic opponent for the presidency, that aired on CBS’ “60 Minutes” last year was deceptively edited.