White House presses CBS to air Trump interview unedited, warns of lawsuit
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An audio recording reviewed by The Washington Post shows White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt telling CBS News to air President Trump’s interview in full or face a lawsuit; CBS says the interview will be aired unedited. The report notes Trump previously sued CBS over edits to a Kamala Harris interview, a case that ended with a $16 million settlement, and it places the dispute in the broader context of CBS’s leadership changes under new owners and Bari Weiss’s leadership at CBS News.
- White House told CBS to run Trump interview unedited or get sued The Washington Post
- ‘We’ll Sue’: White House’s Warning to CBS Is Sign of a New Media Status Quo The New York Times
- Read the full transcript of Tony Dokoupil's interview with President Trump here CBS News
- Leavitt told CBS News that Trump would sue if his interview was cut short on air: Reports The Hill
- White House Threatened to Sue CBS Over ‘Evening News’ Interview With Trump Variety
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