Kamala Harris as his $20 billion lawsuit against the media giant heads into mediation this week. Trump's statement, in the form of a screed on social media, comes the same day as Paramount and Trump's lawyers are set to begin mediation on the suit.

Paramount’s interest in settling has dismayed CBS’s news division. The executive producer of “60 Minutes” abruptly resigned last week.

As CBS owner Paramount Global enters mediation this week to resolve President Trump's $20-billion "60 Minutes" lawsuit, one question looms: How much should the company pay to settle a dispute that 1st Amendment experts have deemed frivolous?