Following CBS’ being forced to release the full, unedited 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris from before the election, President Trump has doubled his lawsuit damages figure from $10 billion to $20 billion, charging that the network edited the footage to make Harris appear more coherent.
Trump believes the newly released footage, overseen by the Federal Communications Commission, is even more damaging and proves that CBS was attempting to interfere with the election.
?BREAKING: Trump amends his CBS '60 Minutes' lawsuit and demands a $20 billion settlement instead of the original $10 billion
— Unlimited L's (@unlimited_ls) February 9, 2025
The $10 billion lawsuit was filed five days before the election. Two days after the transcript’s release, Trump doubled the damages incurred to $20… pic.twitter.com/BPw4KfB9jx
They tried their but they still couldn’t make her seem like a capable candidate.
We need fair journalism in this country.
— Rob Coates ?? (@LuckyHippie926) February 9, 2025
That interview they released vs the unedited version, is arguably election interference.
They tried their hardest to make her look more favorable to the public.
Unacceptable.
Trump added several more points to his lawsuit, also claiming that CBS engaged in unfair competition, alleging that the deceptively edited Harris interview diverted traffic and viewership away from his own media company, Trump Media and Technology Group, which includes Truth Social.
“As an owner of a significant interest in a media enterprise in competition with Defendants, President Trump was damaged by Defendants’ false advertising of the Interview and Election Special,” Trump’s attorneys wrote in the new complaint, filed in federal court in Amarillo, TX.
“As a direct and proximate result of Defendants’ misconduct, significant viewership was improperly diverted to Defendants’ media platforms, resulting in lower consumer engagement, advertising revenues, and profits by TMTG and President Trump’s other media holdings,” the lawsuit further notes.
Trump’s attorneys added, “The damages suffered by President Trump stem in substantial part from consumers’ withholding of trade by reduced engagement with content distributed by Truth Social and President Trump’s other media holdings, and was exacerbated by increased expenses associated with clarifying the true nature of the Interview and its content.”
Trump clearly wants to see nothing less than bankruptcy for the fake news outlet.
Holy Hell, that’s going to bankrupt them! ???
— BruceX ?? (@realBruceBallou) February 9, 2025
Double trouble.
I would double it too! It wasn't just bad it was very bad.
— Amber Nickolea ??? (@Nickolea24) February 9, 2025
Actions must have consequences.
It was straight up election interference by a news organization who had to remain neutral.
— Valentina Gomez (@ValentinaForUSA) February 9, 2025
I’m glad he’s coming for everyone who tried to take him down.
Set a precedent.
In my opinion, people should be prosecuted for it.
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 9, 2025
It’s BLATANT election interference.
Set an example.
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 9, 2025
CBS has moved to dismiss the case, claiming it represents an effort to punish them for editorial judgments, which are protected under the First Amendment. The network is also arguing that Trump’s lawsuit is nothing more than “generalized grievance.”
CNN’s Jake Tapper, among others, has argued that punishing a news outlet for deceptive editing would set a bad precedent and even Trump supporters should be against it.
Of course he would say that wouldn’t he. Fake news is OK when they do it!
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FAFO
BBC next please. They are complicit with CBS in all sorts, not just election interference. Would love to see the BBC shutdown.
clearly he is insane.
I believe, though I may be mistaken, that this article is not mentioning the multitude of foibles within Biden’s defective brain.
Who? Jake Tapper? I agree. If you meant Trump, no, he’s not insane, but he did win the election. Try to get over your TDS.
I’m so sorry for whatever happened to you.
You seem so bitter, angry, scared, scarred & lost. Which could explain if you are a bot but dang, let it go already! God has a plan for you, pursue that, please!
There is so much positivity & information out there but you just keep running away from it.
Didn’t yo momma n daddy teach you –
If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say nuffin at all!?!