According to a New York Post report, former President Donald Trump is suing CBS for deceptively doctoring its 60 Minutes interview with Democratic Party nominee Kamala Harris.
From The New York Post:
Trump’s legal team accused the news organization of misleading voters after it aired two different answers from Harris about the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas during a “60 Minutes” sit-down, according to the federal legal action filed in the Northern District of Texas.
CBS initially aired Harris’ “word salad” answer on Oct. 6 while previewing the interview with reporter Bill Whitaker on the network’s Sunday morning show “Face the Nation,” according to the lawsuit.
“Well, Bill … the work that we have done has resulted in a number of movements in that region by Israel that were very much prompted by or a result of many things, including our advocacy for what needs to happen in the region,” she said in the preview clip.
But the next day when the full interview aired on the longstanding news program, Harris’ answer was more concise about the White House’s influence on Israel during the war in Gaza.
“We are not going to stop pursuing what is necessary for the United States to be clear about where we stand on the need for this war to end,” she said when “60 Minutes” televised her interview.
“This action concerns CBS’s partisan and unlawful acts of election and voter interference through malicious, deceptive, and substantial news distortion,” which was meant to “confuse, deceive, and mislead the public,” Trump’s lawyers argued in legal papers.
CBS’ alleged doctoring was also an attempt “to tip the scales in favor of the Democratic Party” with Election Day looming, the lawsuit alleged.
BREAKING: Donald Trump sues CBS News for $10 billion for "deceptively doctoring" Kamala Harris' 60-Minutes interview.
Trump is directly accusing CBS of election interference to help Harris, according to Fox News.
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— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) October 31, 2024
CBS said in an Oct. 20 statement that Harris’ full answer to the Gaza war question was excluded from the 60 Minutes broadcast but a separate portion was shown on Face the Nation.
The full answer to the question was later published online; “Same question. Same answer. But a different portion of the response,” CBS said.
“When we edit any interview, whether a politician, an athlete, or movie star, we strive to be clear, accurate and on point,” the network explained. “The portion of her answer on 60 Minutes was more succinct, which allows time for other subjects in a wide-ranging 21-minute-long segment.”
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Trump sues CBS News for $10B alleging ‘deceptive doctoring’ of Harris’ ‘60 Minutes’ interview https://t.co/jG4AXrtDWt pic.twitter.com/lY16ks354N
— New York Post (@nypost) October 31, 2024
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