On Monday’s 60 Minutes election special, Bill Whitaker asked Vice President Kamala Harris whether the United States lacks influence over its ally, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. https://t.co/TG3WOCA23A pic.twitter.com/IH6MXMjuCP

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“The FCC does not regulate, and in fact does not even respond to, complaints of politically adverse reporting or legitimate editorial discretion,” Symington said in a statement to DCNF. “Recent complaints about WCBS-TV raise an entirely different set of questions regarding whether the reporting was intentionally distorted. In other words, they are reporting that something was said in response to a question that was literally not distorted. I don’t know if that’s true, but that’s another issue. ”

A person familiar with the FCC told DCNF that while the CAR charges could move forward, it was unlikely that Democratic Party Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel would respond to the charges, especially 18 days before the presidential election. Ta. If former President Donald Trump returns to the White House, a Republican commissioner could be appointed as chairman and the commission could be given the green light to proceed with the complaint, the person told DNCF.

If CBS’ New York affiliate seeks to renew its license under the Republican-controlled FCC, the commission could impose conditions such as forcing the station to release the “60 Minutes” transcript, the staffer said. It is said that there is a sex.

CAR complaints claim Because WCBS aired Harris’ interview twice, once on “Face the Nation” and once on “60 Minutes” with the Democratic candidate’s different answers, the contradictory answers were considered “intentional news.” “It amounts to distortion.” (Related: CBS quietly edits Harris’ word salad response in ’60 Minutes’ interview)

“CBS A line is crossed when the production reaches such a level that it changes the interviewee’s answers to radically different answers. CBS may not do this,” CAR said. complaint state. “Here, CBS took just one question and altered Harris’ answer so that the public could no longer trust what the vice president was saying. He actually answered the question and said: ”

“This is not just about one interview or one network. This is about public trust in the media on critical issues of national security and international relations during one of the most consequential elections in modern times. ,” Central African Party President Daniel Soule said in a statement to the DCNF. “When broadcasters manipulate interviews and distort reality, they undermine democracy itself. The FCC must act quickly to restore public trust in the news media.”

The Trump campaign is calling for the CBS affiliate to have its license revoked and for the network to release the full interview.

“The American people are entitled to the full, unedited transcript of Kamala’s sit-down interview” by Caroline Leavitt said New York Post. “We ask 60 Minutes and CBS to release it. What do they and Kamala have to hide?”

“A huge fake news scam by CBS and 60 Minutes. Her real answer was crazy or stupid, so they actually kept it separate to save her, or at least make her look better.” “It’s a fake news scam and completely illegal,” Trump said. I wrote In a Truth Social post on Oct. 10, he wrote, “Revoke CBS’s license. Election interference. She is an idiot and the fake news media wants to cover up that fact. Unprecedented scandal!!! Democrats are doing this to them. Now that I’ve done that, I wonder if I’ll have to concede in the election?”

CBS has so far declined to release the transcript of the interview. CBS’ New York office did not respond to DCNF’s request for comment.