The high-stakes deal that came together this week resulted from months of back-and-forth among a constellation of power players with competing interests, including the president and mogul Shari Redstone.

As announced on Tuesday, July 1, Paramount Global said it would pay $16 million to Trump as part of the settlement. Trump previously sued the company after an episode of 60 Minutes in which he claimed his then-presidential rival, Kamala Harris, was edited in a way to make her look better during the election.

Trump and CBS-Paramount Global asked a judge to pause proceedings until July 3, announcing that they were in advanced stages of settlement talks.