Trump sues CBS over Harris '60 Minutes' interview

WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump sued CBS on Thursday over an interview of his Democratic rival Kamala Harrisaired on its “60 Minutes” files program in early October that the lawsuit alleged modified into once misleading, in preserving with a court docket filing.

The criticism, filed in federal court docket within the Northern District of Texas, alleges the community aired two different responses from Harris responding to a inquire of about the warfare between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

The model that aired at some level of the “60 Minutes” program on Oct. 6 did no longer embrace what the lawsuit calls a “observe salad” response from Harris about the Biden administration’s affect on Israel’s conduct of the warfare.

“Historical President Trump’s repeated claims in opposition to 60 Minutes are unfounded,” a CBS News spokesperson said. “The lawsuit Trump has introduced on the present time in opposition to CBS is completely without merit and we are in a position to vigorously protect in opposition to it.”

Trump and Harris face every other in what polls point out to be a tight speed sooner than Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election.

The swimsuit demanded a jury trial and about $10 billion in damages, the filing showed. It alleges violations of a Texas regulations barring unfounded acts within the conduct of business.

Trump has gradually assailed the community on the advertising and marketing campaign path over the episode and has threatened to revoke CBS’s broadcasting license if elected. CBS has said Trump backed out of his dangle deliberate interview with “60 Minutes.”