CBS hits back at FCC over probe into ’60 Minutes’ edits

CBS has asked the Federal Communications Commission to end its investigation into edits of its “60 Minutes” Kamala Harris interview, arguing that the federal government risks becoming “a roving censor” trampling on free speech rights.President Trump was furious over October 2024's “60 Minutes” interview with then-Vice President Harris in the closing weeks of the campaign. The president and other conservatives chided CBS after it was revealed that “60 Minutes” producers had edited Harris’ jumbled response to a question about the Biden administration’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war. Trump sued CBS for $20 billion, claiming the edits amounted to election interference. The president has demanded “a lot” of money to settle the case, which many 1st Amendment experts call “frivolous.”