President Trump Amended your trial against CBS On Friday, he doubles the amount he claims that he is $ 20 billion for a “misleading” editing of a Kamla Harris interview.
Tusrap Lawsed on The network in October, claiming that “60 minutesTexas violated the consumer fraud law for editing Harris’s response to the war in Gaza. CBS is sought To throw out the suit, arguing that its editorial decisions are preserved by the first modification.
The President amended his complaint on Friday night, which has a new claim for “unfair competition” under the Federal Lanham Act. The claim alleges that Trump was damaged through his role as the owner of the true social forum by CBS’s conduct.
“President Trump was damaged as a contestant in the news media industry and faced real
Damage to the amount to be determined on testing of this action, ”the complaint states. As a result of CBS editing, the suit has been accused, “The number of spectators was improperly diverted to the media platforms of the defendants, resulting in low consumer engagement, advertising revenue for truth social and other media enterprises of Trump, advertising revenue And the profit was “.
CBS Issued Earlier this week, in response to the demand of his Harris interview full tape and video federal communication commission. Transcript suggests that CBS used a part of Harris’s reaction to “Face the Nation” and the next day “60 minutes” a different part.
The trial argues that the full transcript shows that the entire interview was “manipulated”.
The suit alleged, “The oppositions tampered with the exchange of Prime Minister Netanyahu.” “This was a complete-developed cover-up of an disabled candidate in Harris, inspired by commercial benefits and crazy bias.”
The revised complaint argues that “60 minutes” removed the other “Harris Word Salad, which did not mean” in addition to Gaza North.
The complaint was also revised to address CBS arguments to dismiss. The CBS noted that neither it nor Trump live in Texas, and therefore there is no reason for the case in Amarilo. If the case is not dismissed, CBS asked to move it to New York.
In response, Trump added as a co-dynasty, Republican Congressman Ronnie Jackson of Amarilo. The revised complaint alleged that Jackson is like Trump, a consumer of news who was “cheated and misguided” by “60 minutes” interview.
The suit alleges that Trump suffered a loss of at least $ 10 billion on the claim of the Lanham Act on the claim of original Texas Consumer Fraud. The suit also notes that Jackson maintained the unspecified “adequate loss” over the latter claim.
The CBS has already argued that the Lanham Act, like the Texas law, only controls commercial speech, and does not apply to political and editorial speech.
“There may be no serious argument that President Trump’s claim arises from a commercial speech,” the company’s lawyers wrote in their proposal to dismiss.
Paramount Global, CBS’s parents, yet Considering According to sources familiar with the case, a possible settlement with Trump. Trump called this week to cancel the CBS license, and FCC would have to approve the pending merger of paramount with Skydance.
Brian Steinberg contributed to this story.
