Former President Donald Trump on Thursday filed a $10 billion lawsuit against CBS after the company appeared to manipulate a recent “60 Minutes” segment to favor his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris. filed a lawsuit.
The complaint alleges that CBS aired select versions of Harris’ answers to key questions about the ongoing Israeli-Hamas conflict and intentionally mislabeled some of her answers that called into question the Biden administration’s stance on Israeli military action. It is claimed that it was omitted. According to In response to a complaint filed in federal court in Texas. Trump’s lawyers argued that CBS engaged in “intentional deception” and presented an edited version of the interview that avoided what the lawsuit called Harris’ “word salad” of mixed messages.
“To cover up the weaknesses of Kamala’s ‘word salad,’ CBS used 60 Minutes’ nationally aired program to cross the line from exercising judgment in reporting to deceptive and deceptive news manipulation,” the complaint states. It is written as “.
The complaint alleges that the edits unfairly boosted Harris’ image in a close race as Election Day approached. The suit seeks a jury trial and $10 billion in damages under Texas law prohibiting deceptive business practices.
When will CBS release the fraudulent interview transcript with Comrade Kamala Harris? They changed her answers to make Kamala seem intelligent and not “stupid as a stone.” This may be the biggest scandal in broadcast history! CBS must release the transcript now…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 21, 2024
Mr Trump is criticized For CBS’ continued refusal to release the full “60 Minutes” interview with Harris. An investigation by the Daily Caller revealed that executives at CBS and its parent company, Paramount, have extensive relationships with Democratic donors, and that they have scrutinized Harris’ public appearances and the upcoming vice presidential debate. Surveillance has been strengthened before. (Related article: ‘So openly partisan and hopeless’: Megyn Kelly accuses CBS of ‘whitewashing’ and editing response to Harris’ word salad)
President Trump previously asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to revoke CBS’ broadcast license, The Washington Post reported. reported. FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel rejected the idea of revoking the license, but the commissioner urged CBS to consider a complaint asking CBS to release the full transcript of the “60 Minutes” interview with Harris. urged.
A complaint filed Oct. 16 by the American Rights Center accuses CBS of airing two versions of Harris’ responses to questions about U.S.-Israel relations, and that the director has not given serious consideration to the allegations. says it is necessary.
CBS did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
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