Trump Criticizes CBS Amid $20 Billion Defamation Mediation

President Donald Trump has intensified his $20 billion lawsuit against CBS News’s '60 Minutes,' accusing the program and its parent company Paramount of fraudulently editing a Kamala Harris interview during the last presidential campaign. Trump claims the network substituted a 'bad and incompetent' answer with a different response to mislead viewers, though CBS released the full interview footage and transcripts, calling the edits standard editorial practice and denying any deceit. Legal experts and news outlets have noted that Trump's lawsuit is considered weak, with CBS filing motions to dismiss and insisting the broadcast was not manipulated. The lawsuit coincides with Paramount's efforts to settle ongoing litigation as it seeks approval for a merger with Skydance, and Trump's repeated demands for FCC intervention against CBS. Media reports also highlight internal disruption at CBS, including the recent departure of '60 Minutes' executive producer Bill Owens, allegedly due to increased corporate oversight. Despite CBS’s denials and the release of unedited material, Trump continues to publicly denounce the network and other media outlets as adversaries, labeling their reporting as biased and harmful.