Trump threatens litigation in letter to CBS following Harris interview

[Karah]

TRUMP’S LAWYERS HAVE NOW SENT CBS NEWS A LETTER –

DEMANDING THEY RELEASE THE TRANSCRIPT OF THE 60 MINUTES INTERVIEW WITH KAMALA HARRIS.

THE THREATS OF LITIGATION BEING THE LATEST ESCALATION BETWEEN THE NETWORK AND THE FORMER PRESIDENT OVER THE EDITING OF ONE OF HARRIS’ RESPONSES.

TRUMP’S ATTORNEY SENT THIS LETTER TO CBS’ LEGAL DEPARTMENT –

IN RESPONSE TO THE NETWORK PUBLICLY ADDRESSING THE INTERVIEW EDIT IN A STATEMENT ON SUNDAY.

TRUMP’S ATTORNEY SAYING –

“PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS ACCURATE IN HIS ASSERTION THAT THE 60 MINUTES INTERVIEW WITH VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS – WHICH AIRED IN TWO DIFFERENT VERSIONS ON OCTOBER 5 AND 6 BROADCASTS –

WAS DOCTORED IN ORDER TO MISLEAD THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AHEAD OF THE ELECTION.”

THE OCTOBER 20 STATEMENT FROM CBS CLEARLY ADMITS THAT EDITS WERE DONE IN ORDER TO MAKE HARRIS’ ANSWERS APPEAR MORE “SUCCINCT.”

IN THE TWO WEEKS SINCE THE INTERVIEW AIRED –

THERE’S BEEN CALLS FOR THE NETWORK TO RELEASE THE TRANSCRIPT.

TRUMP REITERATED THAT DEMAND IN THE LETTER AND ALSO ASKED THE NETWORK TO PRESERVE ALL COMMUNICATIONS AND DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE INTERVIEW.

TRUMP’S LAWYER SAYING IN THE LETTER – THEY ARE “CONTEMPLATING LITIGATION” IF THE NETWORK DOESN’T RELEASE THE FULL INTERVIEW.

CBS HAS REJECTED ALL CLAIMS SUGGESTING IT WAS DECEITFUL IN ITS EDITING PRACTICES – OR EDITED THE INTERVIEW IN A WAY TO FAVOR THE V-P.

CBS’ STATEMENT READ IN PART –

“‘60 Minutes’ gave an excerpt of our interview to ‘Face the Nation’ that used a longer section of her answer than that on ’60 Minutes.’ Same question. Same answer. But a different portion of the response. When we edit any interview, whether a politician, an athlete, or a movie star, we strive to be clear, accurate, and on point. The portion of her answer on ’60 Minutes’ was more succinct, which allows time for other subjects in a wide-ranging 21-minute-long segment.”

WITH 2 WEEKS UNTIL ELECTION DAY – 

THE FCC IS EXPRESSING A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION ON THE MATTER.

THE FCC CHAIR HAS DISMISSED TRUMP’S CLAIMS AND CALLED HIS RHETORIC A THREAT TO FREE SPEECH.

WHILE ONE OF ITS FOUR COMMISSIONERS HAS COME OUT IN FAVOR OF AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE 60 MINUTES INTERVIEW.

WE’LL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THIS STORY –

AND YOU CAN TO BY DOWNLOAD THE STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS MOBILE APP.

THERE YOU’LL FIND LINKS TO MORE OF OUR COVERAGE –

AND YOU CAN LISTEN TO HARRIS’ INTERVIEW RESPONSES AT THE CENTER OF THIS CONTROVERSY.

FOR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS – I’M KARAH RUCKER.