Summary

Donald Trump amended his lawsuit against CBS, now alleging that a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris unfairly diverted viewers from his Truth Social platform.

He claims CBS’ edits misled the public, boosting Harris while harming his media business, and seeks $20 billion in damages. CBS argues its edits were standard and protected by the First Amendment.

Legal experts view the case as weak, but it coincides with Paramount Global’s regulatory review, leading to reported settlement talks.

The FCC has also opened an inquiry into CBS’ editing decisions.

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    trump has been talking to Musk apparently. Musk sued companies that stopped advertising with Twitter. This is the same concept. Musk believes he is owed the advertiser’s money even before its given to him. trump is saying he deserved the attention that he thinks he would have received if CBS hadn’t aired 60 minutes.

    In both cases, its bullshit.

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    He won the election and got exactly what he wanted and he’s still mad as hell about it.

    If he didn’t make it everyone else’s problem too, I’d feel sorry for him.

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    Legal experts view the case as weak, but it coincides with Paramount Global’s regulatory review, leading to reported settlement talks.

    Even as cynical as I am, I never thought I’d actually see the US fall so far.

    And it’s only just started…

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    what a fucking baby. holy hell. ‘little piss baby’ is taken by greg abbott… so ‘donald j trump is a whiny little diaper baby’.

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    The more I hear about this idiot the more it seems like he is doing as much stupid shit he can to distract people. Classic thievery, pay attention to the left hand while the right hand is in your pocket.

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      He’s exhausting us. It’s actually a clever tactic to wear us down before the final solution begins and we all just…. accept it.

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    $20 billion in damages? I know in negotiations you are supposed to start high and work down to the number you actually want but that seems…extra.