Federal Communication Commission Chairman Brendan Carr insists that the American public deserves to see the unedited transcript from the '60 Minutes' interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris at the center of President Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against CBS News. The lawsuit alleges election interference stemming from CBS's editing of Harris's responses during the interview, particularly a segment where she answered a question about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Federal Communication Commission chairman Brendan Carr stated on Monday that American citizens are entitled to view the unedited transcript at the heart of President Trump 's lawsuit against CBS . In October, Trump initiated a $10 billion lawsuit against CBS News , alleging election interference stemming from its handling of the '60 Minutes' interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris.
Trump's legal team asserts that CBS essentially presented Harris as providing two distinct responses to the same inquiry, which sparked public scrutiny after her initial answer was widely criticized as a 'word salad.' Critics accused CBS News of editing Harris' 'word salad' response to protect the vice president from further backlash. CBS announced on Friday its intention to comply with the FCC's request and furnish the commission with the transcript and camera footage from the '60 Minutes' interview at the center of the alleged news distortion complaint.Carr appeared on Fox News Channel's 'America's Newsroom' to elucidate the significance of accessing the full transcript. 'We have sought the unedited copy of the transcript in the video from this interview. And as part of an FCC investigation, there was a complaint filed under something called the news distortion policy. And that's a 50-year-old policy at the FCC that applies to broadcasters,' Carr explained to host Dana Perino. 'The policy states that you cannot, for instance, swap answers out to make it appear as if someone said something entirely different. The classic example is if someone says yes to an answer, and you splice in a no answer,' he continued. 'Here, it's usually very difficult to make out news distortion complaints. You don't want the FCC leaning in too heavily on this. But here… CBS played the same question on two different programs, and clearly the words of the answers were very different.'As a consequence, Carr stated that the FCC desires to examine the transcript. 'It's due today, and I expect CBS to provide it by the end of the day to ascertain what was actually said as part of our own news distortion investigation,' Carr asserted. Perino then inquired about the potential ramifications for CBS. 'Well, look, there'll be the full suite of FCC options that are on the table that apply to any broadcast licensee. We obviously haven't made any decisions, but there's no way that the FCC can adjudicate this claim without obtaining a copy of the transcript,' Carr responded. 'You know, at the conclusion of the Biden administration, my predecessor summarily dismissed this complaint, but I'm not certain how you can possibly do that without viewing the actual video to determine what the genuine answer was,' he added. 'Was it edited? Was it, you know, edited for clarity and length, which would be acceptable. Or are there other motives behind the editing?' Carr emphasized that the FCC will be 'open-minded' regarding potential consequences and transparency is 'incredibly important' when addressing such matters. 'I do believe the American public ultimately deserve to see this for themselves. And what's intriguing is, CBS releases other transcripts,' Carr stated.
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