Uncut CBS 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris released; here are clips that were heavily edited

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has reportedly and eventually released the full transcript of former US Vice President Kamala Harris's controversial ‘60 Minutes’ interview while revealing significant discrepancies between her original and broadcast responses about the Israel-Gaza conflict, reported New York Post.

According to New York Post, the unedited transcript shows former US Vice President Kamala Harris giving lengthy while meandering a 179 word answers that were dramatically cut down to just 20-56 words during the broadcast.

US President Donald Trump has reportedly filed a $10 billion lawsuit against CBS while alleging the network intentionally edited the interview to make former US Vice President Kamala Harris appear far more coherent and also politically favorable. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has eventually initiated an investigation into the potential news distortion with public hearings scheduled for the date of March 7, asserted New York Post.


CBS actually defends its editing as standard journalistic practice for sheer brevity and clarity while maintaining that the broadcast was neither doctored nor deceitful. However, at the same time, a CBS insider actually admitted the edits did make former US Vice President Kamala Harris ‘seem more succinct’ and then potentially cleaned up her ‘word salad’ responses, noted New York Post.

The investigation could actually have some pretty broader implications while potentially impacting Paramount's pending $8 billion merger with Skydance. Preliminary settlement talks between US President Donald Trump and CBS are reportedly underway while the network staff are expressing severe concerns about the potential extortion.

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Who has released the full transcript of former US Vice President Kamala Harris’s controversial 60 minutes interview?

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has reportedly and eventually released the full transcript of former US Vice President Kamala Harris's controversial ‘60 Minutes’ interview while revealing significant discrepancies between her original and broadcast responses about the Israel-Gaza conflict.

Who has filed a $10 billion lawsuit against CBS and why?

US President Donald Trump has reportedly filed a $10 billion lawsuit against CBS while alleging the network intentionally edited the interview to make former US Vice President Kamala Harris appear far more coherent and also politically favorable.