CBS News posts raw video and transcript of 60 Minutes interview requested by FCC
CBS News posts raw video and transcript of 60 Minutes interview requested by FCC
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The video and transcript s’how – consistent with 60 Minutes' repeated assurances to the public – that the 60 Minutes broadcast was not doctored or deceitful,’ CBS News said in a statement. Both the Federal Communications Commission and CBS News publicly released the transcript and raw video of last October’s 60 Minutes interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris, which is at the center of President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the network.
The Trump-appointed chairman of the FCC, Brendan Carr, had requested the materials after a “news distortion” complaint was filed against the network. Carr said the complaint could be a factor in his agency’s review of the merger between the network’s parent company Paramount Global and Skydance Media, prompting Paramount executives to pursue a potential settlement with Trump’s legal team.
The network added: “In reporting the news, journalists regularly edit interviews – for time, space or clarity. In making these edits, 60 Minutes is always guided by the truth and what we believe will be most informative to the viewing public – all while working within the constraints of broadcast television.”. “Each excerpt reflects the substance of the vice president's answer,” CBS News said.
“As the full transcript shows, we edited the interview to ensure that as much of the vice president's answers to 60 Minutes' many questions were included in our original broadcast while fairly representing those answers,” the network emphasized. “60 Minutes' hard-hitting questions of the vice president speak for themselves.”. “Trump’s lawsuit was a joke, but if we settle, we become the laughingstock,” a correspondent told CNN, while another CBS staffer told The Independent that “no one is happy” and employees want CBS News leaders to fight any possible settlement.
