Former President Trump filed a lawsuit against CBS News Thursday, alleging the network engaged in election interference by doctoring a "60 Minutes" interview with Vice President Harris.
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00:00Former President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit against CBS News Thursday alleging the network
00:05engaged in election interference by doctoring a 60-minute interview with Vice President
00:10Harris.
00:11The lawsuit requests $10 billion in damages for CBS' alleged, quote, partisan and unlawful
00:17acts of election and voter interference, which the Trump team claims were intended to confuse
00:22the public and, quote, attempt to tip the scales towards Democrats in the 2024 presidential
00:28election.
00:29A complaint filed in Texas alleges CBS aired two different versions of Harris' response
00:34to a question about the Israel-Hamas war in the interview.
00:38CBS released a statement to The Hill on Thursday saying the former president's, quote, repeated
00:43claims against 60 Minutes are false.
00:46The spokesperson went on to say, quote, the interview was not doctored and 60 Minutes
00:50did not hide any part of the vice president's answer to the question at issue.