CBS agrees to hand over '60 Minutes' Harris interview transcripts to FCC

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By DAVID BAUDER
Updated 6:15 PM CST, January 31, 2025

CBS says it will turn over an unedited transcript of its October interview with Kamala Harris to the Federal Communications Commission, part of President Donald Trump’s ongoing fight with the network over how it handled a story about his opponent.

Trump sued CBS for $10 million over the “60 Minutes” interview, claiming it was deceptively edited to make Harris look good. Published reports said that CBS’ parent company, Paramount, has been talking to Trump’s lawyers about a settlement.

The network said Friday that it was compelled by Brendan Carr, Trump’s appointee as FCC chairman, to turn over the transcripts and camera feeds of the interview for a parallel investigation by the commission. “60 Minutes” has resisted releasing transcripts for this and all of its interviews, to avoid second-guessing of its editing process.

The case, particularly a potential settlement, is being closely watched by advocates for press freedom and by journalists within CBS, whose lawyers called Trump’s lawsuit “completely without merit” and promised to vigorously fight it after it was filed.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/trump-cbs-60-minutes-harris-interview-ac36372dd700c9d233eee78773473f49

[madaboutharry]

1. Absolute nonsense.

[TimeToGo]

18. They did not have to do that

[madaboutharry]

20. I don't get it either.

[Bengus81]

32. Neither did Zuckerberg,but he kissed the ring and wrote a check for $25 MILLION

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/29/nx-s1-5279570/meta-trump-settlement-facebook-instagram-suspensions

WTF...he could suspend ANYONE from that website posting SHIT about Covid that Trump was doing.

It's his and shareholders website not Trumps. There's no fucking freedom of speech bullshit on FB or on DU for that matter.

[DENVERPOPS]

56. Of course they did

95+% of ALL Media in the U.S. is owned/operated by Uber Rich Republicans.........Seriously !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just look at the L.A. Times, the Washington Post, as prime examples of Uber Rich, Republican Owners kissing the ring recently.

[TimeToGo]

57. I mean, sure

I meant by the law

[DENVERPOPS]

61. LAW?????????

They have taken "LAW" back to the days of the old west, and with complete support of the USSC which is, at this point,
is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Republican Corporation...........(You really can't call them a PARTY anymore)

[TimeToGo]

65. 😎

[Hitorque]

70. Cowardice is more like it

[no_hypocrisy]

2. Ha! IMO, you don't have edit anything to make Kamala Harris "look good".

[cadoman]

67. this'll potentially come back to bite them

When the quote in full is even more erudite.

[Think. Again.]

3. How does trump have any standing in a case that has nothing to with him?

I could see it if Harris were to sue for some reason, but what gives trump any mor standing then everyone else?

[Callie1979]

19. I'd guess his standing is that she was his opponent so it affects him

[DENVERPOPS]

59. Think of who ever it was he

put in charge of the FBI reviewing the records of any and all agents that had ANYTHING to do with prosecuting Trump ! All 2000 of them, for future "discipline" by Trump's appointed head of the DOJ and backed up by the USSC who are a wholly owned subsidiary of the Republican Party...........

His actions in the past 24-48 hours is proof he is directing a Coup de Gras to fulfill Putin's wishes to Obliterate the U.S. Economy, Democracy, Constitution and citizens........LOL including all his Trump Humping Voters who were all so stupid they didn't realize what he meant, when he said at all his last months pre-election rally's:......"Vote for me, this one last time, and you will never need to vote again"...........

Of course, he will tell his Trumphumping CULT: "The South Shall Rise Again" or something similar racist statement, and they will all continue to follow him...(into their graves)

[kkmarie]

25. What are his damages?

He won. He has no damages. Edited or not it did not help VP Harris.

[johnnyfins]

28. Because he is entitled to win the presidency

Forget all of this fascism is on the rise and moving toward a dictatorship. It's already here. When do the liberals start getting thrown into ghettos? Because liberals are their ultimate target.

[creeksneakers2]

44. They are using a completely distorted definition of election interference.

[Mike Nelson]

4. By my reasoning...

... if this is true, that the segment was "deceptively edited to make Harris look good," the entire FOX "News" network should be eliminated for deceptive editing to make a Presidential candidate appear good.

[dem4decades]

5. CBS should have said no and let the jackbooted thugs break the doors down, but i guess getting on their knees

works too.

[Initech]

63. I really fucking hate this man and his goons, I really do!

And you MAGA choads who are lurking hoping to get your jollies from us crying, go fuck yourselves. And no, Trump Derangement Syndrome isn't a thing no matter how badly you, him, and your stupid fucking news network want it to be. Fuck you.

[Lonestarblue]

6. Another corporation on bended knee to Trump. What happened to freedom if the press?

We all know that the Trump team will edit the tapes to make Harris’s answers seem scrambled and then say it was CBS that had to make her look good. Harris should sue CBS for the unedited tape as well to use against any edited tape being used by Republicans. Remember the Republican playbook that any Democrat who has a potential future as president has to be destroyed, as they did with Clinton. And Trump will want to destroy her because she is a woman and black.

[Bengus81]

7. Uhhh...then DEMAND CNN turns over and answers all questions about that FAKE ASS

Trump town hall last year. The one where they tweaked the lighting over three days to make that spray tan POS look his best. All the while the fake audience was being assembled of nothing but Trump supporters. They were told too NO MAGA hats or shirts etc. Gotta make it look real enough to fool people.

Go the FUCK after CNN.....

[SADAR]

8. They get the interview

and then use AI to change it.

[FakeNoose]

41. If Chump's lawyers actually did that, CBS could easily refute it

No, this is just a standard mob boss move, so Chump and his lawyers can intimidate ALL the networks.

[SADAR]

53. Hilarious image. NT

[kerouac2]

9. They have been keeping a long list

Of both huge and ridiculously petty things to do. And they seem to have enough minions to check them all off the list.

[Botany]

10. Freedom of the press anybody?

[Bok_Tukalo]

11. Civil courts as bagman

Sue and settle.

Public servants facilitating bribery and extortion.

[Rincewind]

12. That is incorrect,

trump did not sue for $10million, he sued for $10BILLION.

[Wild blueberry]

13. Capitulaiton

[Mr. Mustard 2023]

14. Now Republicans can determine

if an interview (of them) was done "properly"? I guess I shouldn't be shocked because for nearly 35 years I've resisted white boy, punk ass racist, mediocre or incompetent - so called "Christians" my entire life telling anyone who would listen how weak & entitled they are.

Therefore, to see punk ass white boys bow down like cuckolds to someone shouldn't surprise me at all, because I long ago realized all their posturing, flexing and braying was for show.

American white boy Republican so called "Christians" are cuckolds and kneeling to their leader, like cuckolds do.

[I-teach-kids]

15. Of course

Nothing you see on TV. The movies. The songs you listen to is ever edited, right?

Perhaps Kamala should sue also as it was HER response that was allegedly edited!

I’d much rather hear her positive message than anything out of the orange menace.

[Kid Berwyn]

16. This is to speed the death of America

Fascists don’t like a free press.

[TnDem]

21. Editing

Actually, the Harris campaign should have demanded it be unedited in the first place.

By not doing so, it make the appearance of something hiding in the edit.

[Kid Berwyn]

24. Not Harris' fault. Trump is demanding money for nothing.

Edited or unedited, it is CBS property. It is standard practice to edit an interview for clarity, length, etc.

Now the NAZI Trumpf demands compensation because an interview with a public figure hurt his fragile feelings.

There is no basis for him to do this, other than to intimidate the press.

FUCK TRUMP.

[Dog Walkers Rock]

17. Beyond belief and scary

Kamala Harris does not need editing to look good. What CBS should have done was turn around and air the whole unedited interview. Heavily promoted it in advance being sure to get it out there that Trump was suing them and now the FCC was compelling them to turn it over. Then after the interview was over, have a panel of Constitutional scholars discuss freedom of the press and the implications of what the Trump administration is doing.

[samsingh]

22. couldn't all the radio stations and shows like hannity now be sued as well?

[imaginary girl]

23. If he "won" fair and square,

Why care about any of this? His pursuing it implies he has reason to believe it impacted the vote.

[emulatorloo]

27. Petty vindictive 'permanent victim.' The dude is the epitome of the Sore Winner.

Plus a lot of this nonsense is just rotten red meat for his delusional fans - “all media is evil and out to get me.”

When in reality, our media sanewashed Trump.

[Bengus81]

30. Because it's easy,fast CASH. Hell look what that POS has banked in the last

couple of months with these phony lawsuits without even having to go to court. Look what Zuckerberg paid him a couple of days ago.

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/29/nx-s1-5279570/meta-trump-settlement-facebook-instagram-suspensions

[emulatorloo]

26. Good. Will just prove Trump is a dumbass liar.

[Dave Bowman]

29. "edited to make Harris look good."

The best editing in the world couldn't make him look and sound good. A polished turd is still a turd.

[mcar]

31. They going to do that with any Felon interview too?

[marshall]

33. Is it confirmed that it was deceptively edited?

Seeing the unedited footage will finally put the matter to rest.

[creeksneakers2]

46. I've seen the clips they are complaining about

Kamala gave good answers to the same question. Not even completely different and nothing negative was hidden.

https://www.snopes.com/news/2024/10/11/60-minutes-edited-harris-answer/

[underpants]

51. So this is just about what was on 60 Minutes. Petty little ____s

In our research, we found that CBS News did broadcast two different versions of Harris' answers to a series of questions she was asked about Netanyahu. One version aired on Oct. 6 on the Sunday-morning CBS News program "Face the Nation," and the other on "60 Minutes" the following day, during the show's primetime election special. As of this writing, both versions remain available online.

[underpants]

52. Trump follows talk radio/Twiiter/Fox spin as real. Now he has the ability to act on it

Once he echos I it’s dogma.

So - see the Snopes link at the response below your question - they aired both responses but these petty little pieces of crap are focusing on just the 60 Minutes episode


In our research, we found that CBS News did broadcast two different versions of Harris' answers to a series of questions she was asked about Netanyahu. One version aired on Oct. 6 on the Sunday-morning CBS News program "Face the Nation," and the other on "60 Minutes" the following day, during the show's primetime election special. As of this writing, both versions remain available online.

[louis-t]

34. Fight it, stop caving to this asshole. Every time they 'settle' with him

it makes him stronger.

[cbabe]

35. Do we get the hidden Access Hollywood outtakes in a 'hostage' exchange?

[Festivito]

36. We wanted the Breitbart's actual footage which did show Breitbar lied.

I can understand that there can be things that should be hidden, e.g. names and faces of camera operators perhaps. Fine. Blur it and explain the redaction. Put it up on YouTube.

There should not be any secret agents to hide with this.

[mackdaddy]

37. Maybe Harris should sue Joe Rogan for having Trumpkin on.

That makes about as much sense as this.

[Joinfortmill]

38. Trying to force MSM to buckle in fear of him. He's going make us all lose our minds.

[FormerOstrich]

39. Why is the FCC getting

involved in this?

Paramount is considering settling which is bad enough. But now the FCC is stepping in? Tax dollars to investigate CBS's editing practices?

Paramount caving is going to feed the FCC investigation....fuel to restrict free speech, IMO. This is why Paramount should fight ...fight... fight. The more that cave the easier to get stomped.

The FCC stepping in is not a good thing.....all IMO

[creeksneakers2]

47. Fascist dictators can order anything they want

By January 21, 2029 there probably won't be much left.

[LW1977]

40. Cowards!

I won’t be watching Colbert anymore in protest

[Liberty Belle]

42. Well then Harris should go after Fox for their edits making her look bad.

Of course this is all nonsense--news outlets have zero obligation to turn over unedited transcripts or anything that was not aired or published.

This is a bad precedent.

[Marcuse]

43. "A DEI couldn't possibly make me look this bad without unfair help."

Not only is he a sore loser, he’s a sore winner.

[orleans]

45. if cbs settles or makes a payout all they are doing is legally donating to trump. that's what abc did. nt

[MichMan]

48. VP Harris is a brilliant speaker and interviewee.

There is zero that anyone should be concerned about in those 60 Minutes interviews. She is just stuck in their minds, so they can't help themselves.

[Initech]

49. What the actual fuck??? Am I living in the United States or North Korea?

[pfitz59]

50. So much bullshit!

First Amendment press protection? Gone!

[AverageOldGuy]

54. First they came for the transcripts . . .

[SWBTATTReg]

55. And so as a courtesy to Harris, send her a copy of the exact same transcript, so she can defend herself, give it

to her lawyers so they can sue djt's a&& if need be. Sue him for slander, first most, and then follow up w/ other topics.

[jmowreader]

58. He does realize he won the election, right?

I could KINDA see doing this if Harris was totally incompetent (she is not) and clever editing managed to change enough minds about her to push her over the top.

But…Trump won.

It seems to me the person who really has a cause of action here is Harris because several of Trump’s interviews were edited to make him look like he’s not the crazy uncle no one invites to Thanksgiving dinner anymore.

[Evolve Dammit]

60. Is CBS controlled by Sinclair? They have been extreme RW for 15? years.

[louis-t]

62. 'Settling' with him must stop. Every time someone

gives in to his childish whims, it makes him stronger.

[ificandream]

64. That CBS is playing along with this is totally preposterous.

I hope networks no longer edit his interviews. Leave all his belches and farts in the finished interviews, please.

[totodeinhere]

66. Now that he controls the FCC CBS was afraid he would sick the FCC on them.

CBS sure did not show any profiles of courage.

[TexasBushwhacker]

68. Sore winner n/t

[Hitorque]

69. So how do we get all the Faux News transcripts?