{"id":13841,"date":"2024-11-05T15:20:36","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T16:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=13841"},"modified":"2024-11-05T17:07:19","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T17:07:19","slug":"trump-sues-cbs-news-in-texas-over-edited-60-minutes-interview-of-harris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=13841","title":{"rendered":"Trump Sues CBS News in Texas Over Edited 60 Minutes Interview of Harris"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post originally appeared at https:\/\/www.wisconsinrightnow.com\/trump-sues-cbs\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Former President Donald Trump sued CBS News in federal court in Texas alleging it violated the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.<\/p>\n

Trump sued CBS Broadcasting Inc. in U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas Amarillo Division alleging the network\u2019s \u201cpartisan and unlawful acts of election and voter interference through malicious, deceptive, and substantial news distortion calculated to (a) confuse, deceive, and mislead the public, and (b) attempt to tip the scales in favor of the Democratic Party\u201d in the 2024 presidential election, the 19-page brief states.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit alleges CBS News violated the Texas Business and Commerce Code and the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act (DTPA) when it aired two different versions of an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n

On Oct. 5 and 6, CBS News \u201caired two different versions of its 60 Minutes interview with Kamala\u201d citing examples of the differences between the versions. In both clips, Harris is asked about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the clips include different statements by Harris.<\/p>\n

\u201cMillions of Americans, including residents of Texas and this District, were confused and misled by the two doctored Interview versions,\u201d the lawsuit alleges. \u201cPresident Trump commented on the matter, writing on Truth Social: \u2018In normal times, what happened on 60 Minutes, (deceptively \u2018doctoring\u2019 her answers), would be THE END OF ANYONE\u2019S CAMPAIGN! Kamala is slow, incoherent, and in no way qualified to be President of the United States. RELEASE THE TAPES FOR THE GOOD OF AMERICA. We can do it the nice way, or the hard way!\u201d<\/p>\n

He also called for CBS News\u2019 broadcasting license to be rescinded.<\/p>\n

In response to widespread criticism of the interview by multiple outlets that alleged CBS edited the interview, CBS News issued a statement, saying the accusations were false.<\/p>\n

\u201c60 Minutes gave an excerpt of our interview to Face the Nation that used a longer section of her answer than that on 60 Minutes. Same question. Same answer. But a different portion of the response. When we edit any interview, whether a politician, an athlete, or movie star, we strive to be clear, accurate and on point. 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,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

The brief states that CBS\u2019s statement concedes that \u201cTrump was accurate in his assertion that the interview with Kamala was doctored to confuse, deceive, and mislead the American People in order to try and interfere in the election on behalf of Kamala.\u201d<\/p>\n

After the interview aired, Trump\u2019s counsel sent a letter to CBS demanding that it \u201cimmediately provide and publicly release the full, unedited transcript of the interview,\u201d which it declined to do.<\/p>\n

The Center for American Rights also filed a formal broadcast distortion complaint with the Federal Elections Commission. The different versions of the interview that aired \u201camount to deliberate news distortion \u2013 a violation of FCC rules governing broadcasters’ public interest obligations,\u201d CAR said. It also demanded that \u201cCBS release the unedited transcript of the interview to set the record straight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s attorneys filed the lawsuit in Texas, the brief states, because the interview was aired in Texas and because CBS \u201cengaged in substantial and not isolated business activities in Texas.\u201d They also cite other examples, including a 2004 CBS News 60 Minutes interview in which forged documents were allegedly presented \u201cin an attempt to impugn President George W. Bush\u2019s integrity regarding his service in the Texas Air National Guard.\u201d It also cited other examples of \u201cdishonest reporting.\u201d<\/p>\n

The lawsuit claims the damages to Trump are between $75,000 and up to at least $10 billion, saying \u201cCBS\u2019 distortion of the 60 Minutes interview damaged President Trump\u2019s fundraising and support values by several billions of dollars, particularly in Texas.\u201d<\/p>\n

A CBS spokesperson issued a statement saying Trump\u2019s claims were false.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Interview was not doctored; and 60 MINUTES did not hide any part of the Vice President\u2019s answer to the question at issue. 60 MINUTES fairly presented the Interview to inform the viewing audience, and not to mislead it. The lawsuit Trump has brought today against CBS is completely without merit and we will vigorously defend against it,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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