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White House press secretary Carolyn Leavitt threatens CBS News said President Donald Trump will sue the network It was reported that this would have curtailed his recent interviews.
Levitt issued the warning to Trump after he taped a 13-minute interview with CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil in Michigan on Tuesday.
“He said, ‘Make sure you don’t cut the tape, make sure the interview is complete,'” Levitt said of the president, according to audio of the conversation obtained by the outlet. New York Times.
“Yes, we are doing that, yes,” Dokupil replied.
“He said, ‘If it’s not complete, we’re going to sue you,'” Levitt added.
A source told CBS News that several CBS News employees who witnessed Levitt making the comments thought she was joking. Second-rate.
Audio of the interaction shows the group of employees were surprised by Levitt’s remarks. CBS Nightly News executive producer Kim Harvey reportedly responded: “Oh, great, okay!”
Dokupil appeared to try to lighten the mood, saying: “He always says that!” according to reports.
Levitt reportedly did not respond with a smile.
CBS News Report independent It has plans to air the interview in full. “We made the independent decision the moment this interview was booked to air it in its entirety without editing,” a network spokesperson said.
Levitt confirmed era Report. “The American people should watch President Trump’s full interview, unedited, uncut. Guess what? The interview is complete,” she said.
independent The White House has been contacted for comment.
Trump previously sued CBS over editing of a video 60 minutes The interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris accused the network of deceptive editing and “trying to turn the tables” in favor of the Democratic nominee.
The lawsuit comes as CBS News parent company Paramount agreed to settle for $16 million, drawing sharp criticism inside and outside the newsroom. Shortly after the settlement, Trump approved a deal to sell Paramount to Skydance, led by CEO David Ellison.
Ellison later hired Bari Weiss, founder of the neoconservative website Free Press, as newsroom editor-in-chief, shocking many of the network’s reporters because of her lack of broadcast news experience.
Weiss’s editorial judgment has been called into question as critics wonder whether she was trying to make CBS News more Trump-friendly, a claim she denies.
Weiss has recently been involved in the launch of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross allegedly injured Renee Good was shot and killed in Minnesota despite reporters’ “concerns.”
CBS News first reported last Wednesday that Trump officials, citing two unnamed sources, said Ross was bleeding internally in his torso.
Reports of his injury sparked “suspiciousness within the network,” according to internal emails obtained. The Guardian. However, Weiss “expressed a high level of interest in the story” and Publications continued reporting on the story.
When Weiss appeared on “60 Minutes” last year, Trump praised him as a “great new leader.” Wes at the interview site Then I found Trump to introduce himself.sources revealed The Independent.
A source said: “He was excited to see her and she was excited to see him and they both leaned in for a kiss on the cheek.”