US EditionHouse Democrat launches investigation into Trump, ’60 Minutes’ interview edit
Rep. Jamie Raskin demands records from CBS News to investigate if President Trump coerced edits in his 60 Minutes interview, including removal of a $16 million settlement mention.
- Rep. Jamie Raskin launched an investigation into CBS News and Paramount over whether President Donald Trump improperly influenced edits to his November 2, 2025, 60 Minutes interview, sending a letter to Kenneth Weinstein demanding records.
- Raskin traces the controversy to merger-era concessions, noting Trump extracted a settlement, free advertising, and a newsroom 'minder' before Brendan Carr approved the $8.4 billion Skydance-Paramount merger.
- Raskin demanded documentation and editorial records, asking for a written assessment of Trump’s intervention and accusing Kenneth Weinstein, CBS News ombudsman, of acting as a government censor; House Democrats and press freedom organizations promised investigations and lawsuits after Paramount’s $16 million settlement.
- Raskin says the case raises First Amendment and integrity concerns because Trump's editorial control threatens journalistic independence, following Democrats' call for a Federal Communications Commission review linked to merger scrutiny.
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Congressman presses CBS on editing of Trump's '60 Minutes' interview
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., raised concerns over President Donald Trump’s suspected influence over CBS News after he said Trump “coerced” the network’s editorial decisions in his Nov. 2 “60 Minutes”...
Congressman seeks records on edits to Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ interview
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., asked CBS News to turn over records and explain its editorial standards after it chose not to air portions of an interview with President Donald Trump on “60 Minutes” last month. Raskin objected to cuts that he said followed objections by Trump during the interview. They include references to a $16 million settlement between Trump and CBS’ parent company, Paramount, and an exchange about Trump’s pardon of Binance founde…
Raskin launches probe into CBS over Trump '60 Minutes' interview · American Wire News
Democrat Rep. Jamie Raskin is demanding answers from CBS execs over a “60 Minutes” interview with President Trump last month. Raskin slammed the network for giving Trump “improper influence” over “CBS News’ editorial decisions” in recent weeks, as well as the interview that aired on Nov. 2, The Hill reported. “President Trump increasingly appears to be exercising direct control over CBS’s editorial decisions, destroying CBS’s ‘journalistic integ…
Top Democrat files complaint over "60 Minutes" interview with President Trump
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Why a congressman is demanding investigation into Trump's '60 Minutes' interview after blasting CBS
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) alleged President Donald Trump has recently had "improper influence" over CBS News decisions.60 Minutes/YouTube President Donald Trump during his '60 Minutes' interviewRep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) wants more information about how President Donald Trump's interview on 60 Minutes last month was edited.The politician has penned a letter to CBS, specifically addressed to the network's ombudsperson Ken Weinstein, calling out "t…
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