President Donald Trump is now asking for $20 billion from CBS over its "60 Minutes" interview with Kamala Harris last year, which Trump claims was "doctored" to give her an edge before the election.

Summary

Donald Trump has amended his lawsuit against CBS, doubling the damages sought to $20 billion.

He also added Texas Congressman Ronny Jackson, his former White House doctor, as a co-plaintiff to keep the suit before a Trump-appointed judge in Texas.

He claims CBS deceptively edited Kamala Harris’ “60 Minutes” interview to make her appear more coherent, allegedly influencing the 2024 election and harming his Truth Social platform.

Filed in Texas, the suit alleges violations of the Lanham Act and Texas consumer protection laws.

CBS argues that the Lanham Act and Texas statute only govern commercial speech, not political or editorial speech, and has moved to dismiss the lawsuit.

  • PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat
    651·
    2 days ago

    Oh, you’re right. CBS was the one that provided transcripts to the FCC when they didn’t need to.

    I still maintain that they are idiots. Fight back, man. That’s the way.

    • Billiam@lemmy.world
      131·
      2 days ago

      CBS isn’t going to fight back, because they still want regulatory approval to be bought out by Skydance.

      It’s why they started appeasing him in the first place.