CBS filed a motion on Thursday to dismiss Trump’s $20 billion lawsuit over the Kamala Harris interview he claims “interfered” with the election because their editing was an attempt to make him look bad (insert laughing emoji here).
Fact check: All broadcast interviews are edited.
Trump filed suit in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Texas, stating the outlet’s actions violated the Texas Deceptive Practices Trade Act, a law that regulates commercial business practices. The Texas suit also named Ronny Jackson as a plaintiff.
“Plaintiffs President Donald J. Trump and Representative Ronny Jackson, public officials at the highest ranks of our government, seek to punish a news organization for constitutionally protected editorial judgments they do not like,” CBS attorneys wrote in one of the court documents. “This lawsuit is an affront to the First Amendment and is without basis in law or fact.” They “not only ask for $20 billion in damages but also seek an order directing how a news organization may exercise its editorial judgment in the future,” the filing added. “The First Amendment stands resolutely against these demands.”
In the event the case is not dismissed, attorneys asked for the case to be transferred to New York, where CBS headquarters is located.
The filing by CBS came as a surprise, as the network has been considering settling the suit to avoid further delaying a merger with Skydance Media in an $8 billion deal.
News Views covered this story last month, with CBS appearing to capitulate to the Fascist Felon.
Regulators in the Trump administration need to approve the Skydance merger, with Trump-appointed FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr investigating.
