In a new profile on the Paramount merger for The New York Times, former controlling shareholder Shari Redstone proclaimed herself “blown away” by her company’s settlement with President Donald Trump—because she thought the cost would be a lot higher.

Shari Redstone, the former controlling shareholder for CBS’ parent company Paramount Global, said Paramount agreed to settle with President Donald Trump because of worries about what his legal team may find in discovery,

Shari Redstone, the longtime media executive behind CBS and Paramount Global, was "blown away" by the terms of the "no-brainer" settlement with President Donald Trump that cleared the way for a blockbuster merger with Skydance Media.