Karoline Leavitt warned CBS that Trump will ‘sue your a** off’ if interview was cut
The Independent • • nation
Key Points:
- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt threatened CBS News with a lawsuit if the network cut President Donald Trump's recent 13-minute interview, according to audio obtained by The New York Times.
- CBS News employees were reportedly surprised by Leavitt's comments, with some initially thinking she was joking; however, CBS had already planned to air the interview in full unedited.
- Leavitt confirmed the report and emphasized that the interview ran in full, stating the American people deserve to see Trump's interviews without cuts.
- Trump previously sued CBS over a 60 Minutes interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris, resulting in a $16 million settlement by CBS’s corporate parent, Paramount.
- CBS News editor-in-chief Bari
