(AURN News) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused 60 Minutes, CBS and Paramount of committing what he called one of the “most egregious illegalities in Broadcast History,” and suggested The New York Times could also face legal consequences.
In a lengthy post on Truth Social, Trump claimed the news program edited out Vice President Kamala Harris’ original answer to a question during the 2024 campaign and replaced it with a different response, misleading the public.
“Kamala Harris, during Early Voting and, immediately before Election Day, was asked a question, and gave an answer, that was so bad and incompetent that it would have cost her many of the Votes that she ended up getting,” Trump wrote. “It was a disastrous answer!”
Trump alleged that 60 Minutes removed that original response and substituted a later one. He also accused the program and its corporate owners of deceiving voters and violating federal election laws.
“60 Minutes perpetrated a Giant FRAUD against the American People, the Federal Elections Commission, and the Federal Communications System,” he wrote.
Trump also criticized The New York Times for dismissing the allegations as “baseless,” calling the paper “Fake News” and accusing it of “tortious interference.”
“The bottom line is that what 60 Minutes and its corporate owners have committed is one of the most egregious illegalities in Broadcast History,” Trump wrote. “They have to pay a price for it, and the Times should also be on the hook for their likely unlawful behavior.”
According to a report this week by The New York Times, Paramount’s board has shown interest in exploring a potential settlement of the lawsuit. The report also said the situation has caused internal divisions at CBS, and that the executive producer of 60 Minutes recently resigned.
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