Just when you thought the drama surrounding the former president of America was done another story comes up. This time, President Donald Trump has sued CBS news demanding a damages compensation of 10 billion dollars. In the trump cbs lawsuit, Donald Trump alleges that CBS news engaged in some deceitful editing of an interview with Kamala Harris which lasted a record sixty minutes. Donald Trump through his legal team further argues that the clip was edited with the sole view of misleading the public which ended up disadvantaging him.
While CBS news was made aware of the lawsuit against them, the network went ahead to rubbish the lawsuit and the allegations contained in it calling them “ without merit”. The media went ahead to add that they will strongly and vigorously defend themselves against in such lawsuit in a court of law. These comments by CBS are seen as a form of defending itself against the allegations and lawsuit against it by Donald Trump and his legal team.
What Is the Trump CBS Lawsuit All About?
The genesis of the trump cbs lawsuit centers on two video clips which were conducted by Kamala Harris. These clips were an interview conducted in October by CBS news which aired for a record sixty minutes. In one of the clips, it is alleged that CBS news made edits to include a much longer to include important sections of Kamala Harris response to the ongoing conflict in the Midde East.
The Donald Trump legal team takes an issue with this editing and claims that the editing of the video was done intentionally to help Kamala Harris and also mislead the general public and the electorate. CBS news upon seeing this argument from Trump Legal team disputed it right away terming all the claims contained in the trump cbs lawsuit as false. The CBS network further adds that their interview with Kamala Harris was not doctored as it was claimed.
Trump Complaint Filling
To express seriousness with the lawsuit, the trump legal team filled the trump cbs lawsuit in a federal court located in the Northern District of Texas. This court is in a remote area with only one judge who was appointed by Donald Trump in 2019. The choice of this court by Donald Trump legal team raises more questions as the lone Judge in the area was appointed by Donald Trump. To fan the fire even more, some Republican states as well as some groups have also taken more than 14 political sensitive to the court from January 2021 alone.
The case is still ongoing with a ruling likely to come at a later date. The lawsuit does not say that Donald Trump was defamed by CBS network but rather it says he was disadvantaged by the actions of CBS news when conducting an interview with his opponent.
Conclusion
The trump cbs lawsuit is one of a kind promising a serious a battle between Donald Trump and CBS news. This lawsuit and its possible outcomes are likely to shape the way media houses carry out themselves during elections times.