Paramount Agrees to pay Trump $16 million in CBS 60 Minutes lawsuit

[Rambunctious]

Reporters don’t have any additional rules they need to follow either, which is contrary to what you implied.

This lawsuit is bogus. It should have been immediately thrown out.

I didn't imply they had special rules you seem to be implying they do... a reporter can not lie in the hopes of damaging someone's campaign and they can not edit an interview to help a candidate either...

 

[egp320i]

Since when has editing TV been ILLEGAL?

editing family guy.....nah, the news.......nah, presidential election that could sway it......yes

 

[Marener]

I didn't imply they had special rules you seem to be implying they do... a reporter can not lie in the hopes of damaging someone's campaign and they can not edit an interview to help a candidate either...

You definitely implied it by claiming a distinction between journalism and activism.

Of course you can edit interviews. That’s fundamental to the freedom of speech, which you clearly aren’t a big fan of.

 

[frigidweirdo]

Did Trump call them out BEFORE he won the election? Did he call out this interview during the election?

The answer to both questions is "yes". Here a simple search and it's easily found, from October 2024, before the election was even held. This was before he was president again, so it is you that may be suffering something, that of a poor memory.

‘60 Minutes’ rejects Trump’s claims it edited clip for Harris as former president calls for investigation​

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/20/politics/60-minutes-trump-claims-harris-interview

CBS’ “60 Minutes” on Sunday rejected former President Donald Trump’s claims that the show edited its interview with Vice President Kamala Harris at her campaign’s direction.


“Former President Donald Trump is accusing 60 Minutes of deceitful editing of our Oct. 7 interview with Vice President Kamala Harris. That is false,” the show said in a statement that noted that Trump backed out of his own “60 Minutes” interview earlier this month.


“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,” the statement reads. “Same question. Same answer. But a different portion of the response. When we edit any interview, whether a politician, an athlete, or 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.”


In an interview on Fox’s “MediaBuzz” that aired earlier Sunday, Trump suggested Harris should be investigated over her “60 Minutes” appearance. He repeated his accusations that CBS News edited the sit-down with correspondent Bill Whitaker. “They took the answer out in it’s entirety and put a completely different answer in that looks – that makes her look like she’s normal,” he told host Howard Kurtz.

Not sure what your point is.

He called for an investigation into something that is clearly NOT ILLEGAL before he became president, then when he became president he then threatened them with preventing their merger....

So?

 

[Marener]

I didn't imply they had special rules you seem to be implying they do... a reporter can not lie in the hopes of damaging someone's campaign and they can not edit an interview to help a candidate either...

Can Trump lie in the hopes of damaging someone’s campaign?

 

[frigidweirdo]

editing family guy.....nah, the news.......nah, presidential election that could sway it......yes

Bullshit, show me one case where a news outlet has been convicted of saying something that could sway a presidential election has been convicted.

 

[Rambunctious]

You definitely implied it by claiming a distinction between journalism and activism.

Of course you can edit interviews. That’s fundamental to the freedom of speech, which you clearly aren’t a big fan of.

Not true... there is a fine line between journalism and activism... if a journalist wants to be an activist he or she needs to quit reporting the news... its like a bad guy hiding behind a media badge... come out in the open and stop hiding and pretending to be unbiased...

 

[Rambunctious]

Can Trump lie in the hopes of damaging someone’s campaign?

Trump is not a reporter he is the president of the United States... and he doesn't lie...

 

[Marener]

Not true... there is a fine line between journalism and activism... if a journalist wants to be an activist he or she needs to quit reporting the news... its like a bad guy hiding behind a media badge... come out in the open and stop hiding and pretending to be unbiased...

That’s your opinion, but it has no legal relevance.

 

[Marener]

Trump is not a reporter he is the president of the United States... and he doesn't lie...

Who cares if he’s not a reporter? I thought you said there weren’t any different rules for reporters?

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

There’s no difference when it comes to the first amendment.

There are about $30 million in differences, when it comes to their checkbook.

 

[Marener]

There are about $30 million in differences, when it comes to their checkbook.

Nope. The difference is that CBS is dealing with an authoritarian regime now.

 

[Rambunctious]

That’s your opinion, but it has no legal relevance.

Trump won the suit... he is slowly regaining the money he lost in these phony trails...

 

[Rambunctious]

Who cares if he’s not a reporter? I thought you said there weren’t any different rules for reporters?

There are not... but there are rules that must be followed...
If this was a right wing reporter like Bannon you cheered his conviction... don't be so blatantly hypocritical....

 

[Marener]

Trump won the suit... he is slowly regaining the money he lost in these phony trails...

There was no judgement. He got a settlement.

 

[Marener]

There are not... but there are rules that must be followed...
If this was a right wing reporter like Bannon you cheered his conviction... don't be so blatantly hypocritical....

So Trump has to follow the same rules as reporters, right?

 

[egp320i]

Bullshit, show me one case where a news outlet has been convicted of saying something that could sway a presidential election has been convicted.

they did not say anything, they edited out her horrible answers so she would not appear as stupid as she is, that's called manipulation and it will willful, that is also deceit and they got caught

 

[frigidweirdo]

they did not say anything, they edited out her horrible answers so she would not appear as stupid as she is, that's called manipulation and it will willful, that is also deceit and they got caught

It's not illegal, though, is it?

And can a presidential candidate sue for this?

Dropbox

www.dropbox.com

Here's the transcript, I don't have time to go and find what was edited. But editing of answers happens ALL THE TIME.

 

[Fang]

Paramount has agreed to pay Trump $16 million to settle the lawsuit Trump filed against them over an edited interview on 60 Minutes during last year's election cycle. The interview in question involved Kamala Harris, and the lawsuit claimed that it was maliciously and deceptively edited to make her appear smarter and more competent in her Oct 7, 2024 interview.

Paramount agrees to pay $16 million to settle Trump's CBS ‘60 Minutes' lawsuit

President Trump had filed a $20-billion lawsuit claiming a ‘60 Minutes' interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris was manipulated to show her in a flattering light. Trump alleged the news interview was 'election-threatening.'

www.latimes.com

Wow. Incredibly embarrassing for CBS and Kamala.

 

[Rambunctious]

So Trump has to follow the same rules as reporters, right?

No... he is a politician either you trust his word or you don't... I do... and that's why I voted for him three times...
Do you trust Pelosi when she says she is not inside trading in the stock market?...
Did you trust Obama when he said healthcare costs would come down and the insurance companies who offered healthcare insurance would be out of business for good under the ACA?...