Defiant CBS suddenly comes out swinging in $20bn Trump lawsuit
Defiant CBS suddenly comes out swinging in $20bn Trump lawsuit
Trump claims the outlet participated in ‘voter interference’ with edits while turning down 60 Minutes interview
Summary
CBS has moved to dismiss Donald Trump’s $20 billion lawsuit over a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris, calling it an attack on the First Amendment.
Trump alleges CBS edited the interview to harm him politically, citing “voter interference.” CBS attorneys argue the lawsuit seeks to punish “constitutionally protected editorial judgments” and is “without basis in law or fact.”
If not dismissed, CBS wants it moved to New York, where its headquarters is located.
The move comes as a surprise because CBS had considered settling to avoid delaying its $8 billion merger with Skydance Media, which requires regulatory approval.
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Interesting signs when corporations are starting to push back. Glad to see a news organization being at the front of the charge.
The motivation is still about money. It's a corporation.
Even if it is about money it helps our country get these clowns closer to our
Oh no doubt, but they thought they could appease him somehow. Now they're realizing that once you're on his list there's no getting back in his good graces. Peace was never an option.
In the short term, the motivation doesn’t matter as long as they’re on the right side.
It means you can’t trust them, but motivation is not the issue.
My enemy's enemy...
Yes, but we take what we can get and push where we can push. We want them more financially afraid of fascist success than socialist success