President Donald Trump demands $20 billion in damages for being manipulated by public opinion

The lawsuit was initiated in October 2024, when Trump alleged that CBS's 60 Minutes program violated Texas consumer fraud laws by editing Harris's response to the war in Gaza.

Mr. Trump claims he has been harmed as a competitor in the news media industry by CBS.

However, CBS rejected the lawsuit, arguing that its editorial decisions were protected by the First Amendment.

In response to this, Trump's team has just added a new move regarding "unfair competition" under federal law, alleging that the plaintiffs were harmed by CBS's conduct as the owner of the Truth Social platform.

Accordingly, the allegations are based on the claim that viewers were improperly redirected to the defendant's media platforms, resulting in significantly reduced engagement, advertising revenue, and profits. This caused considerable harm to Truth Social and other media ventures owned by Mr. Trump.

The complaint states: "President Trump has been harmed as a competitor in the news media industry, and has suffered actual damages in amount to be determined at the trial of this lawsuit."

In response to a request from the Federal Communications Commission, CBS released the full transcript and video of its interview with Kamala Harris earlier this week. The transcript shows that CBS used parts of Harris's answers on the program Face the Nation and other parts the following day for the program 60 Minutes.

The lawsuit alleges that the full transcript shows the entire interview was "edited," specifically that 60 Minutes removed "other nonsensical, rambling remarks from Ms. Harris" in addition to her answers regarding Gaza.

The plaintiffs argue: "This is a complete cover-up for an incompetent candidate, Ms. Harris, who is primarily driven by commercial interests and partisan divisions."

According to sources close to the matter, Paramount Global—the parent company of CBS—is still considering its options for dealing with the new president. This past week, Trump called for revoking CBS's license.

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