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Former President Donald Trump has sent a letter to CBS News demanding the release of the unedited Kamala Harris 60 Minutes interview after it was revealed that parts of her answers had been manipulated.
From Fox News:
In a copy of the letter obtained by Fox News Digital, Trump’s legal counsel Edward Andrew Paltzik, writing on behalf of Trump, said that CBS News “intentionally misled the public by broadcasting a skillfully edited interview transcript… aimed at causing confusion among the electorate regarding Vice President Kamala Harris’s abilities, intelligence, and appeal.”
“News organizations such as CBS have a responsibility to accurately represent the truth of events, not distort an interview to try and make their preferred candidate appear coherent and decisive, which Harris most certainly is not,” the attorney wrote. “Due to CBS’ actions, the public cannot distinguish which Kamala Harris they are seeing: the candidate or the puppet of a behind-the-scenes editor.”
The letter comes after “60 Minutes” released a statement declaring Trump’s accusation that it deceptively edited the Harris interview as “false.” But Trump’s legal team has doubled down.
“President Trump is rightly alleging that CBS’s ‘doctoring’ of Harris’s answers on 60 Minutes was deceptive. The allegation is not simply that CBS was dishonest; it is that CBS deceived viewers into thinking Harris’ answer was, at the very least—as CBS put it—more ‘succinct’ than the word salad it actually was,” Paltzik wrote. “The executives and producers at CBS, and 60 Minutes in particular, are unquestionably aware that the purpose behind editing the Interview was to confuse the electorate and portray the Vice President in a better light than a full, unedited transcript would reveal. Responsible news sources must be held accountable to the highest standards.”
“We therefore demand that you immediately provide and publicly release the full, unedited transcript of the 60 Minutes Interview with Kamala Harris. Additionally, in contemplation of possible litigation, we demand that you preserve all communications and documents relating to this Interview, together with any edits of the Interview’s content, and that you refrain from destroying any relevant communications or documents. Kindly confirm receipt of this letter within 48 hours and further confirm your intention to cooperate with these demands,” the letter continued.
Harris’ multiple answers were caught and shared widely on X. The Democratic candidate had different responses to a question about Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
Watch the clip below:
BREAKING: 60 Minutes releases a statement, admits they edited an answer from Kamala Harris’ during their interview.
The statement comes after 60 Minutes was caught editing an answer to make Harris look better.
60 Minutes admits they edited but says claims of “deceitful editing”… pic.twitter.com/ur2JOSU1B4
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) October 20, 2024
Trump previously unloaded on CBS in multiple TRUTH Social postings:
A giant Fake News Scam by CBS & 60 Minutes. Her REAL ANSWER WAS CRAZY, OR DUMB, so they actually REPLACED it with another answer in order to save her or, at least, make her look better. A FAKE NEWS SCAM, which is totally illegal. TAKE AWAY THE CBS LICENSE. Election Interference. She is a Moron, and the Fake News Media wants to hide that fact. An UNPRECEDENTED SCANDAL!!! The Dems got them to do this and should be forced to concede the Election? WOW!
More over at Fox News:
‘THE PUPPET’: A copy of the letter said that CBS News “intentionally misled the public by broadcasting a skillfully edited interview transcript… aimed at causing confusion among the electorate regarding Vice President Kamala Harris.” https://t.co/dUwgiLrsXr pic.twitter.com/SzW3D6NoHN
— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 21, 2024