Majority of voters want to see CBS transcript of Harris interview: Poll

AN OVERWHELMING 85% OF AMERICANS WANT CBS TO RELEASE THE FULL TRANSCRIPT OF VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS’ RECENT INTERVIEW ON “60 MINUTES.”

AND ACCORDING TO A NEW HARVARD POLL –  MORE THAN HALF OF AMERICANS BELIEVE CBS EDITED THE INTERVIEW TO PRESENT HARRIS IN A MORE FAVORABLE LIGHT.

THE CALLS FOR TRANSPARENCY – AFTER THE NETWORK AIRED TWO DIFFERENT ANSWERS FROM HARRIS TO THE SAME QUESTION – ARE ALSO OVERWHELMINGLY BIPARTISAN.

87 PERCENT OF DEMOCRATS.

88 PERCENT OF REPUBLICANS.

AND 80 PERCENT OF INDEPENDENTS –

WANT THE INTERVIEW VERBATIM.

While it is common for broadcast networks to edit interviews for clarity and TIME PURPOSES –

IT IS ALSO COMMON FOR NETWORKS TO RELEASE FULL TRANSCRIPTS OF INTERVIEWS.

THERE’S EVEN PRECEDENT FOR CBS.

A CBS INTERVIEW OF FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP IN 2020 HAD ITS FULL TRANSCRIPT RELEASED.

SAME WITH CBS’ 2019 INTERVIEW OF ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAM BARR ON ROBERT MUELLER’S INVESTIGATION INTO TRUMP. 

MORE RECENTLY – THE NETWORK RELEASED THE FULL TRANSCRIPT OF THEIR INTERVIEW WITH FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIR JEROME POWELL THIS YEAR.

FORMER CBS NEWS REPORTER CATHERINE HERRIDGE – WHO CONDUCTED THE INTERVIEW WITH TRUMP BACK IN 2020 – IS AMONG THOSE CALLING ON HER FORMER NETWORK TO GIVE HARRIS’ 60 MINUTES INTERVIEW THE SAME TREATMENT –

AND RELEASE THE TRANSCRIPT.

WHILE THE PUSH FOR TRANSPARENCY HAS GAINED TRACTION –

CBS HAS NOT SAID WHETHER OR NOT THEY WILL RELEASE THE 60 MINUTES TRANSCRIPT.

THE NETWORK HAS NOT COMMENTED ON THE EDITED ANSWER FROM HARRIS.

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