By Meg James and Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 1-31-25
President Trump’s new Federal Communications Commission chairman, Brendan Carr, this week demanded CBS turn over the full, unedited transcript of its “60 Minutes” interview in October with former Vice President Kamala Harris, including film footage from the different camera angles.
That interview provoked the ire of Trump, who filed a lawsuit against CBS alleging the network was engaged in deceptive editing practices.
“We are working to comply with that inquiry as we are legally compelled to do,” Paramount Global-owned CBS said Jan. 31 in a statement….
The company’s seeming willingness to placate Trump has roiled journalists, including within CBS News. First Amendment experts initially interpreted Trump’s “60 Minutes” lawsuit, which seeks $10 billion in damages, as a political stunt. » Read More