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Last fall's “60 Minutes” story on Kamala Harris — the subject of
Trump's $20 billion lawsuit against CBS — was nominated for an
Emmy Award Thursday for “outstanding edited interview.” Trump,
in his lawsuit, complained that the interview was deceptively
edited to make his Democratic election opponent look good.
The annual News & Documentary Emmys will be awarded in late
June. “60 Minutes” is competing against interviews with singer
Celine Dion, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson,
Pope Francis and WNBA star Brittney Griner.
The fallout over the Harris interview still hangs over CBS News.
The news division claims to have done nothing wrong, but its
parent company, Paramount Global, is reportedly negotiating a
settlement with Trump.
Many CBS News journalists oppose a settlement. Former “60
Minutes” executive producer Bill Owens, who has fought against
such a deal, resigned last month. Owens cited in his resignation
the corporate restrictions placed on him in the wake of the
Harris story, which is also the subject of an investigation by
President Trump's FCC chairman.
Trump complained about the interview again on Wednesday in a
Truth Social post. This time, his anger spread to The New York
Times, which in a story on Tuesday said that “legal experts have
called the suit baseless and an easy victory for CBS.”
“They don't mean that, they just have a non curable case of
TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME,” the president wrote, saying he's
looking into potential legal action against the newspaper.
“The New York Times will not be deterred by the administration's
intimidation tactics,” the newspaper said in response.
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