Report: Trump Files $10 Billion Lawsuit Against CBS

RADIO ONLINE | Friday, November 1, 2024

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Former President Donald Trump has filed a $10 billion lawsuit against CBS, alleging "partisan and unlawful acts of election and voter interference" during a 60 Minutes interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, reports Newsweek. The lawsuit, lodged in the federal court in Amarillo, Texas, accuses the broadcaster of editing the interview to favor the Democratic Party as the 2024 Presidential Election nears.

The case will be presided over by Texas federal judge Matthew Kascmaryk, nominated by Trump in 2017. Kascmaryk's assignment has sparked criticism, with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer denouncing Republicans for "venue-shopping" in what he described as efforts to seek favorable rulings before Kascmaryk, calling him "MAGA's favorite judge."

Trump's legal team is seeking damages "greater than $75,000.00 and approximated at $10,000,000,000.00," according to the filing. They claim that the editing of the CBS interview was an attempt to "tip the scales" in favor of the Democrats.

In response, Curtis LeGeyt, President and CEO of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), issued a statement defending the principles of a free press. "A free press must report, inform, and scrutinize without fear of reprisal," LeGeyt stated. "Frivolous lawsuits aimed at stifling this essential role risk undermining democratic principles and ignore the First Amendment's protection of how news is reported. NAB stands firmly with our members against any attacks on their First Amendment-protected reporting."