It obtained “60 Minutes” sued by the person who grew to become president of america. Now it is up for a significant award — for exactly the identical side of it that so enraged Donald Trump.
Final fall’s “60 Minutes” story on Kamala Harris — the topic of Trump’s $20 billion lawsuit towards CBS — was nominated for an Emmy Award Thursday for “outstanding edited interview.” Trump, in his lawsuit, complained that the interview was deceptively edited to make his Democratic election opponent look good.
The annual Information & Documentary Emmys will probably be awarded in late June. “60 Minutes” is competing towards interviews with singer Celine Dion, U.S. Supreme Courtroom Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, Pope Francis and WNBA star Brittney Griner.
The fallout over the Harris interview nonetheless hangs over CBS Information. The information division claims to have carried out nothing mistaken, however its mother or father firm, Paramount World, is reportedly negotiating a settlement with Trump.
Many CBS Information journalists oppose a settlement. Former “60 Minutes” govt producer Invoice Owens, who has fought towards such a deal, resigned final month. Owens cited in his resignation the company restrictions positioned on him within the wake of the Harris story, which can also be the topic of an investigation by President Trump’s FCC chairman.
Trump complained concerning the interview once more on Wednesday in a Fact Social publish. This time, his anger unfold to The New York Occasions, which in a narrative on Tuesday stated that “legal experts have called the suit baseless and an easy victory for CBS.”
“They don’t mean that, they just have a non curable case of TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME,” the president wrote, saying he is trying into potential authorized motion towards the newspaper.
“The New York Times will not be deterred by the administration’s intimidation tactics,” the newspaper stated in response.
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David Bauder writes about media for the AP. Observe him at http://x.com/dbauder and https://bsky.app/profile/dbauder.bsky.social
