By Sara Fischer, Axios.com, 3-6-25
CBS on March 6 filed two motions to dismiss an amended complaint to the lawsuit filed against it by President Trump before he took office last October.
The original lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Texas, alleges CBS engaged in “voter interference” in its editing of a “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala Harris.
Trump originally sought $10 billion in damages. In his amendment filed last month, he increased his claim against CBS to $20 billion.
“This lawsuit is an affront to the First Amendment and is without basis in law or fact,” one CBS filing reads. “Plaintiffs President Donald J. Trump and Representative Ronny Jackson, public officials at the highest ranks of our government, seek to punish a news organization for constitutionally protected editorial judgments they do not like….
“They not only ask for $20 billion in damages but also seek an order directing how a news organization may exercise its editorial judgment in the future. The First Amendment stands resolutely against these demands,” that filing continues. » Read More