CBS Files To Dismiss Trump’s $20B “60 Minutes” Lawsuit

The Independent reports:

CBS has filed a motion to dismiss President Donald Trump’s $20 billion lawsuit over former Vice President Kamala Harris’ 60 Minutes interview last year, calling the suit an “affront to the First Amendment without basis in law or fact.”

They “not only ask for $20 billion in damages but also seek an order directing how a news organization may exercise its editorial judgment in the future,” the filing added. “The First Amendment stands resolutely against these demands.” If the case is not dismissed, attorneys also asked for the lawsuit to be transferred to the Southern District of New York, where the headquarters of CBS News is located.

The network’s stinging attack was a surprise. CBS has been considering settling the suit to avoid further delaying a merger with Skydance Media in an $8 billion deal, which regulators in the Trump administration need to approve.

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